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What will be born of the marriage of de-extinction firm Colossal and animal cloning biotech Viagen?
By Paul Knoepfler - STAT - The company that claimed to revive the dire wolf continues to raise ethical questions De-extinction firm Colossal Biosciences announced Tuesday that it was acquiring animal cloning firm Viagen. The same day, retired NFL all-star Tom Brady...
Behind the FDA’s Elimination of REMS Program for CAR T-Cell Therapies
By Jonah Feldman, Frederick Locke, MD - Targeted Oncology - On June 26, 2025, the FDA announced the elimination of the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program that applied to 6 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies approved to treat patients...
Scientists discover how hair cells can help heal skin faster
By Rockefeller University - ScienceDaily Scientists found that low serine levels spark a shift in hair stem cells, transforming them into wound-healing experts — with diet playing a possible role. Rockefeller scientists uncovered how hair follicle stem cells can...
Engineered Bone Marrow Model Advances CRISPR-CAR T Research in AML
By Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News - Scientists at the University of Glasgow developed a bioengineered bone marrow (BM) model that helped them to evaluate potential use of a combined CRISPR-CAR T cell therapy in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. The...
Stem Cells Prevent Heart Failure After Heart Attack
By American Medical Journal - A NEW phase 3 clinical trial has revealed that stem cells can help prevent heart failure in patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction. The study found that intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells significantly reduced...
We need to start thinking of AI as “normal”
By James O'Donnell - MIT Technology Review - As technologists frame AI as either utopian or dystopian, two researchers offer a third option. Right now, despite its ubiquity, AI is seen as anything but a normal technology. There is talk of AI systems that will soon...
Anti-fibrotic effect of human amniotic fluid stem cells in biliary epithelial-mesenchymal transition of liver ductal organoid
By Stem Cells Translational Medicine - Abstract Purpose In biliary atresia (BA), it has been demonstrated that biliary epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of reactive ductular cells is associated with liver fibrosis. This study aimed to develop an ex vivo biliary...
Stanford makes stem cell transplants safer without chemo
By Stanford Medicine - ScienceDaiiy - A Stanford-led team has replaced toxic pre-transplant chemotherapy with a targeted antibody, allowing children with Fanconi anemia to receive stem cell transplants safely. The antibody, briquilimab, removes diseased stem cells...
Salamanders can regrow limbs. Could humans someday?
by Kermit Pattison – Harvard Gazette – Findings on adrenaline’s role in process raise new possibilities for regenerative medicine Biologists long have been fascinated by the ability of salamanders to regrow entire limbs. Now Harvard researchers have solved part of...
Dementia researchers cheer Texas voters’ approval of $3 billion funding initiative
By Jennie Erin Smith - Science - New effort is modeled after the state’s long-running cancer research institute Texas voters this week made a bet that their state could build on a legacy of success in cancer research and become a powerhouse in neurological research as...
‘My hero’: 9-year-old boy helps father fight cancer with stem cell donation
By KCAL/KCBS via CNN Newsource Watch Video - A 9-year-old California boy is being called a hero after he saved his father’s life with a stem cell donation. Nick Mondek, a 45-year-old father of two, was facing a second battle with leukemia in April when his...
Microencapsulated 3D culture of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells enhances their therapeutic effect on intrauterine adhesion Open Access
By Stem Cells Translational Medicine - Abstract Therapeutic application of mesenchymal stem cells is emerging as a potential strategy for the management of intrauterine adhesion (IUA). However, conventional 2D cultures often face issues such as insufficient cell...