Monthly Archives: August 2014

Transcriptomic Analysis of the Regenerating Lizard Tail

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

A new study by Arizona State University Researchers used lizards as a genetic model to reveal the genes that are involved in regeneration. The researchers studied the 25-day process of tail regrowth in the green anole lizard using  transcriptomic analysis in … Continue reading →

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New Materials and Tissue Engineering – Robert Langer

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

MIT Prof. Robert Langer on artificial organs, fibers encapsulation, and diseases that can’t be treated with drugs.  

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CellNet – a novel computational platform for cellular engineering and stem cell research

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

CellNet is a network biology-based computational platform that more accurately assesses the fidelity of cellular engineering than existing methodologies and generates hypotheses for improving cell derivations. CellNet an be used online or you can download an run CellNet on your … Continue reading →

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Application of Stem Cells in Disease Therapy – Rudolf Jaenisch

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

In this interview, prof. Rudolf Jaenisch from the Whitehead Institute, describes his work and others in the fields of therapeutic cloning and stem cell research.    

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Stem cells reveal a connection between a mental disorder linked mutation and neuronal synaptic dysfunction

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

A team of researchers lead by prof. Guo-li Ming and Hongjun Song of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have revealed a possible connection between a genetic mutation found in schizophrenia and other mental disorders and alterations in synaptic connectivity. … Continue reading →

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Australian Researchers Discover Hematopoietic Stem Cells Origin

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

Australian researchers discovered what is believed to be a holy grail of stem cell research, the origin of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). HSCs are a a unique cell population which reside in the adult bone marrow and have the capacity to … Continue reading →

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Stem Cells Show Promise For Treatment Of Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

A research team led by scientist Paul Lu, PhD, of the UC San Diego Department of Neurosciences and colleagues demonstrated in a new paper that pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons can extend long processes after transplantation in spinal cord injury (SCI) rat models. … Continue reading →

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Stem Cells and Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Goldstein from University of California San Diego (UCSD) explains how stem cells are being used to study Alzheimer’s disease (AD). He talks about AD modeling using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and how these cells … Continue reading →

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Pluripotent stem cells derivation from testes – paper retracted

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

According to The-Scientist, “In 2008, Thomas Skutella of the University of Tübingen and his colleagues published in Naturethe results of a study that derived pluripotent stem cells from human testes. Now, following a correction and a subsequent study that questioned … Continue reading →

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STAP stem cells paper co-author commited suicide

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Dr. Jacob Blumenthal

Yoshiki Sasai, deputy director of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology, who co-authored two controversial and later retracted papers that reported a simple way of reprogramming mature cells using an acid bath was found dead this morning after hanging himself, police said … Continue reading →

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