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Stem Cells’ Epigenetic Mask Slips, Revealing the Face of Chromatin Dynamics (Genengnews)
(Jerusalem, Israel) Techniques developed to reveal the epigenetic states through which cells pass when they leave the state of Florida potential and mature into various types of cells.

Bioengineers: Matrix Stiffness Is An Essential Tool In Stem Cell Differentiation (Eureka Alert)
(San Diego, CA) Bioengineers demonstrate that stiffness of the extracellular matrix can play a major role in the differentiation of stem cells.

Report Released on Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells Deals (Whatech)
(Raleigh, NC) Medical Market Research Reports releases its regenerative medicine and Stem Cell Partnering Terms and Agreements Report.

Cytori Therapeutics Inc. Developing Promising Stem Cell Device (TWST)
(San Diego, CA) Cytori therapeutics announces their latest products which is a device that extracts stem cells from a patient’s adipose tissue.

Harvard Researchers Identify Potential Stem Cell Treatment for ALS (Stem Cell Freak)
(Boston, MA) Researchers present a series of studies aimed at developing an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Genetically Pliable Stem Cells Could Become the ‘New Lab Mouse’ (MSKCC)
(New York, NY) Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers develop a new technique to study complex genetic conditions including cancers using human pluripotent stem cells.

Team Reveals Molecular Competition Drives Adult Stem Cells to Specialize (Phys)
(Kansas City, MO) Adult organisms harbor adult stem cells some of which renew and others which differentiate differentiate.

Cytori Halts Stem Cell Study Due to Adverse Events (Business Week)
(San Diego, CA) Cytori therapeutics halted trials of stem cell therapy for heart failure after 3 patients developed blood flow problems.

International Stem Cell Corp Launches Stroke Program With Tulane (CNN)
(Carlsbad, CA) International Stem Cell Corporation launched a new stroke program in collaboration with Tulane University to examine neural stem cell transplantation in a preclinical rodent model.