Stem cell journal of the year 2012: Cell Stem Cell
Every year I give out a number of awards (See 2010 and 2011 awards here). I usually do them all in one post, but this year I’m doing them mostly in separate posts. This is the first post for 2012...
View ArticleThe Definitive Stem Cell Journal List
By Paul Knoepfler Lakshmi Bharadwaj contributed to this article. With the excitement surrounding stem cells perhaps it is not a shocker that the number of journals specifically focused on stem cells...
View ArticleAdult human therapeutic cloning of embryonic stem cells by SCNT
An international team of stem cell scientists has replicated human therapeutic cloning to make embryonic stem cells via somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The team was led by Drs. Dong Ryul Lee of...
View ArticleCould Nature’s 2-year torrent of paper retractions be a good thing?
The Flood The last two years at Nature Magazine have seen a surprising wave of paper retractions. In 2013 and now just so far in 2014, Nature has retracted a total of 14 papers. How unusual is that?...
View Article5 new cool stem cell papers worth a look for weekend reading
Some diverse new stem cell papers worth a peek this weekend? Direct reprogramming hits crest: Generation of Multipotent Induced Neural Crest by Direct Reprogramming of Human Postnatal Fibroblasts with...
View ArticleCan Hearts Repair Themselves Via Stem Cells: More on Hot Topic
Can hearts repair themselves via stem cell-like mechanisms? Sometimes what we scientists all know to be true turns out later on to be wrong and there are clear instances of this in the stem cell field....
View ArticleTop 10 stem cell websites
If you are a true stem cell aficionado, what are the top 10 websites for you to bookmark and follow on a daily or weekly basis? I wanted to generate a list. So what are my criteria for top 10 stem …...
View ArticleBig stem cell news: dynamic duo of all-chemical direct reprogramming reports
There’s some big, positive news on the stem cell front today. Two new innovative papers both by teams led by Sheng Ding of Gladstone Institutes with UCSF report all-chemical direct reprogramming of...
View ArticleListen to Leigh Turner’s interview on Science Friday on our stem cell clinic...
You can listen to my co-author Leigh Turner’s interview on Science Friday here about our Cell Stem Cell paper on the stem cell clinic industry in the U.S. Start listening around the 8:30 mark. It’s...
View ArticleA Helpful 2018 Stem Cell Journal List
Looking for a stem cell journal? If you need to publish your latest exciting stem cell manuscript or are wanting to read some stem cell and regenerative medicine articles, you need a stem cell and...
View ArticleTGIF: Guns, stem cells, science weekends reads & good news
I’ve got some TGIF recommend reads on stem cells, etc, but first, what a week, right? We need more action on preventing gun violence. It’s a uniquely American health crisis that doesn’t have to be....
View ArticleCan we grow new brain cells as adults? It depends on who you ask
Can we humans grow healthy new brain cells as adults? The answer to this question is a big deal because it could have major impact on aging. Those hoped-for new brain cells could keep our brains...
View ArticleMy new Cell Stem Cell piece: too much carrot & not enough stick on stem cell...
I have a new Cell Stem Cell piece out today that aims to take stock of today’s stem cell regulatory oversight in the U.S., Japan, and elsewhere including Australia, Canada and India. I use a carrot and...
View ArticleDigesting new esophageal organoids papers
There’s a new paper in Cell Stem Cell on esophageal organoids that has really caught people’s attention. It is entitled, “3D Modeling of Esophageal Development using Human PSC-Derived Basal Progenitors...
View ArticleTop 10 stem cell websites
If you are a true stem cell aficionado, what are the top 10 websites for you to bookmark and follow on a daily or weekly basis? I wanted to generate a list. So what are my criteria for top 10 stem...
View ArticleBig stem cell news: dynamic duo of all-chemical direct reprogramming reports
There’s some big, positive news on the stem cell front today. Two new innovative papers both by teams led by Sheng Ding of Gladstone Institutes with UCSF report all-chemical direct reprogramming of...
View ArticleListen to Leigh Turner’s interview on Science Friday on our stem cell clinic...
You can listen to my co-author Leigh Turner’s interview on Science Friday here about our Cell Stem Cell paper on the stem cell clinic industry in the U.S. Start listening around the 8:30 mark. It’s...
View ArticleStem cell & other science weekend reads: arteries, diabetes, iffy metaphors,...
What are your weekend reads? Many of us scientists read up on specific articles over the weekend that caught our eye during the last week or two. Here are some of my weekend reads plus some other stuff...
View ArticleStem cell good news & pubs in late May 2019
The exciting and sometimes downright crazy giant stem cell ecosystem of legit research and unproven stem cell clinics could use a dose of good news now and then. In today post, I highlight some upbeat...
View ArticleWeekend reads include stem cell pubs, cancer link to heart disease, CRISPR...
Here in the U.S. we just had our big Thanksgiving holiday, but science goes, stem cells keep growing and needing attention, and it’s another weekend chance to catch up on our paper reading. Here’s this...
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