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Ancient disease has potential to regenerate livers, study finds

by admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

University of Edinburgh – Eurekalert.org Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases but the bacteria that cause it may also have the surprising ability to grow and regenerate a vital organ. Scientists have discovered that parasites...

Sierra Space and UC San Diego to develop first stem cell research institute in space

by admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Jim Cornall – Labiotech.eu Sierra Space and University of California San Diego, one of the world’s top 15 research universities and a leader in microgravity research, have formed a new agreement with the goal of defining the future of human health care...

For the First Time Ever, People Are Getting Transfusions of Lab-Grown Blood Cells

by admin | Nov 15, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

UK scientists have begun the first clinical trial of lab-grown red blood cells, with the hope that they survive longer in volunteers than donated blood cells. By Ed Cara – Gizmodo An important clinical trial is now underway in the UK. The study is the first to...

How horseshoe crab blood became one of the most valuable liquids in medicine

by admin | Nov 11, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Bill Schutt – Big Think The crabs’ blue blood contains an ancient immune defense mechanism that has helped save countless human lives. The story of the Atlantic horseshoe crab’s first turn toward medical relevance occurred in 1956. That’s when Woods...

Three Noteworthy Applications of CRISPR

by admin | Nov 10, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

By Demaris Mills, Integrated DNA Technologies – Technology Networks Only 10 years ago, Nobel prize-winning work introduced CRISPR, or clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, as a new and powerful genome editing tool. Since then, many exciting...

FDA approves first ALS drug in 5 years after pleas from patients

by admin | Nov 9, 2022 | Bernie Siegel’s WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT BLOG, News and Opinions

The treatment was thought up by two Brown University undergraduates a decade ago. By Laurie McGinley – The Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday overcame doubts from agency scientists and approved a fiercely debated drug for ALS, a move...