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Scientists Announce Technique to Create Red & White Blood Cells from PSCs (Medical XPress)
(Madison, WI) University of Wisconsin researchers have reported the discovery of 2 genetic programs responsible for turning pluripotent stem cells into red blood cells or an variety of white blood cells.
BioTime, Inc. Announces 14 New Patents For iPSC Applications (WSJ)
(Alameda, CA) BioTime announced the issuance of 14 new patents to add to the largest known patent estate under one corporate umbrella in the field of pluripotent stem cell technology.
Former CIRM Presidents Joins StemCells Inc.’s Board (SF Gate)
(Newark, NJ) StemCells Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Alan Trounson who is the former president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
Pevonia Launches New Stem Cell Skincare Line (Digital Journal)
(Daytona Beach, FL) A new skincare products using stem cells from two plant sources.
Pluripotent Stem Cells From Somatic Genetic Material Called Superior (RDMag)
(La Jolla, CA) Pluripotent stem cells created by injecting genetic material from a skin cell into an empty egg cell.
Scientists Withdraw Report on STAP Method of Simple iPSCs (AP)
(New York, NY) Scientists in the United States and Japan withdrawal report on the STAP method of inducing pluripotent stem cells (IPS).
BioRestorative Therapies Appoints Joseph B. Swiader (WSJ)
(Jupiter, FL) BioRestorative Therapeutics Inc. announced the appointment of Joseph B Swiader to its Board of Directors.
Cell Cycle Called Critical in Stem Cell Differentiation (PNAS)
(Boston, MA) Harvard Medical School researchers demonstrate that manipulating the cell cycle in early embryonic stem cell development affects differentiation of the cells.
New Method for Producing Pure Organ Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells (Cell)
(Singapore) A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore has developed a new method for directing the development of embryonic stem cells into very pure populations of liver cells or pancreas cells.