Directed Differentiation
Directed differentiation: is a bioengineering methodology linking stem cell biology, developmental biology and tissue engineering. Directed differentiation harnesses the potential of stem cells by restraining their differentiation in vitro toward a specific cell type interest.
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OCT 14, 2019Genetics & GenomicsOCT 14, 2019It usually takes two seizures before a person can be diagnosed with epilepsy. New work can help change that....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019ImmunologyAUG 04, 2019Hair cells inside the human ear are responsible for sensing and relaying sound to the brain. In all mammals except humans, these cells can regenerate...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaMAR 05, 2019Genetics & GenomicsMAR 05, 2019During development, cells have to proliferate and specialize into every type that constructs the body, and communicate and coordinate with one another....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2019Genetics & GenomicsJAN 07, 2019It's been established that men have slightly higher rates of cancer and a greater likelihood of dying from the disease. But why?...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Health & MedicineDEC 20, 2018Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It is highly preventable through the...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaNOV 01, 2018NeuroscienceNOV 01, 2018mechanical changes in the blood vessels is communicated to brain via mechanosensitive Piezo ion channels...WRITTEN BY: Aswini KannegantiOCT 03, 2018ImmunologyOCT 03, 2018Two laureates receive Nobel Prize for their work regarding immune checkpoint therapy...WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlAUG 02, 2018VideosAUG 02, 2018Marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug under the federal government, making it a challenger for scientists to conduct further studies and gather stat...WRITTEN BY: Amanda KahlJUL 25, 2018TechnologyJUL 25, 2018In a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, scientists of Harvard University, in collaboration between SEAS, Wyss, Boston Children's Hospita...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminJUL 12, 2018Cell & Molecular BiologyJUL 12, 2018New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2018CancerJUN 26, 2018An introduction to genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, and metabolomics....WRITTEN BY: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 19, 2018Chemistry & PhysicsJUN 19, 2018Quantum mechanics does not just rule the realm of physics, many biological processes that involve the conversion and transportation of energy (such as phot...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanJUN 15, 2018TechnologyAPR 26, 2018Cannabis SciencesAPR 26, 2018The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It works to maintain homeostasis by the u...WRITTEN BY: Melissa MooreAPR 20, 2018ImmunologyAPR 20, 2018Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute believe they have the answe...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerMAR 17, 2018CardiologyMAR 17, 2018A new smartphone application can detect stroke-causing atrial fibrillation (AF) using the same accelerometer technology that counts your steps. From the Un...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerFEB 09, 2018ImmunologyFEB 09, 2018It is the immune system’s duty to distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful bacteria. Thanks to millions of years of humans and bacteria evolving in...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2018CardiologyJAN 26, 2018After a heart attack, heart cells lose sensitivity. According to recent discoveries from Queen Mary University of London, this means that heart cells lose ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerDEC 07, 2017Genetics & GenomicsDEC 07, 2017CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been hailed as revolutionary, but the technique came with some caveats. Now, it is being refined....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2017MicrobiologySEP 03, 2017I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the little guys that live in pond scum. R...WRITTEN BY: Kerry EvansMAR 29, 2017Cell & Molecular BiologyMAR 29, 2017One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailored to individual patients has becom...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2017CancerMAR 14, 2017A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2017ImmunologyFEB 22, 2017More than ten thousand liters of air enter the lungs on a given day, but it’s not just oxygen that fills the lungs; pathogens and pollutants also hit...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerFEB 07, 2017ImmunologyFEB 07, 2017Mice models are more often than not the models of disease used to study the interaction between immune cells and cancer. A new study looks closer at whethe...WRITTEN BY: Kara Marker
OCT 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 14, 2019
It usually takes two seizures before a person can be diagnosed with epilepsy. New work can help change that....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Immunology
AUG 04, 2019
Hair cells inside the human ear are responsible for sensing and relaying sound to the brain. In all mammals except humans, these cells can regenerate...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 05, 2019
During development, cells have to proliferate and specialize into every type that constructs the body, and communicate and coordinate with one another....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 07, 2019
It's been established that men have slightly higher rates of cancer and a greater likelihood of dying from the disease. But why?...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Health & Medicine
DEC 20, 2018
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in women, globally, for incidence (6.6%) and mortality (7.5%). It is highly preventable through the...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
NOV 01, 2018
Neuroscience
NOV 01, 2018
mechanical changes in the blood vessels is communicated to brain via mechanosensitive Piezo ion channels...
WRITTEN BY:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 03, 2018
Immunology
OCT 03, 2018
Two laureates receive Nobel Prize for their work regarding immune checkpoint therapy...
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
AUG 02, 2018
Videos
AUG 02, 2018
Marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug under the federal government, making it a challenger for scientists to conduct further studies and gather stat...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Kahl
JUL 25, 2018
Technology
JUL 25, 2018
In a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, scientists of Harvard University, in collaboration between SEAS, Wyss, Boston Children's Hospita...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
JUL 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 12, 2018
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2018
Cancer
JUN 26, 2018
An introduction to genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, epigenomics, and metabolomics....
WRITTEN BY:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
JUN 19, 2018
Quantum mechanics does not just rule the realm of physics, many biological processes that involve the conversion and transportation of energy (such as phot...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
JUN 15, 2018
Technology
APR 26, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
APR 26, 2018
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It works to maintain homeostasis by the u...
WRITTEN BY:
Melissa Moore
APR 20, 2018
Immunology
APR 20, 2018
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute believe they have the answe...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2018
Cardiology
MAR 17, 2018
A new smartphone application can detect stroke-causing atrial fibrillation (AF) using the same accelerometer technology that counts your steps. From the Un...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
FEB 09, 2018
Immunology
FEB 09, 2018
It is the immune system’s duty to distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful bacteria. Thanks to millions of years of humans and bacteria evolving in...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2018
Cardiology
JAN 26, 2018
After a heart attack, heart cells lose sensitivity. According to recent discoveries from Queen Mary University of London, this means that heart cells lose ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
DEC 07, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 07, 2017
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been hailed as revolutionary, but the technique came with some caveats. Now, it is being refined....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2017
Microbiology
SEP 03, 2017
I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the little guys that live in pond scum. R...
WRITTEN BY:
Kerry Evans
MAR 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 29, 2017
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailored to individual patients has becom...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
MAR 14, 2017
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2017
Immunology
FEB 22, 2017
More than ten thousand liters of air enter the lungs on a given day, but it’s not just oxygen that fills the lungs; pathogens and pollutants also hit...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
FEB 07, 2017
Immunology
FEB 07, 2017
Mice models are more often than not the models of disease used to study the interaction between immune cells and cancer. A new study looks closer at whethe...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker