Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: ESCs, iPSCs, or NT-ESCs—Is One Better?

Stem cell research faces budget crunch

The cash-strapped federal government’s ability to fund stem cell research has become severely limited, the top official in charge of the research told attendees at the World Stem Cell Summit on Wednesday. So the private sector is being encouraged to play a larger...
Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: ESCs, iPSCs, or NT-ESCs—Is One Better?

$1M Award to Develop a Replacement Liver Announced

The New Organ Liver Prize, a $1 million award for the development of a replacement liver, was announced today by the Methusaleh Foundation, a medical charity committed to driving advances in regenerative medicine to extend the healthy lifespan. David Gobel, CEO of the...
Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: ESCs, iPSCs, or NT-ESCs—Is One Better?

Stem Cell Leaders Call for Human Embryome Project

Just as an international consortium was formed to map and sequence the human genome, now a group of stem cell and regenerative medicine scientists say it’s critical that such an effort be ramped up to do a similar project focused on the human embryome.