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Embryonic Stem Cells
Embryonic Stem Cells: are pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage pre-implantation embryo. Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4-5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50-150 cells.
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JAN 11, 2021Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 08, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain have found that dimethyltryptamine (DMT), the psychoactiv ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Ewing sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer that tends to impact young people and occurs in bones or the tissue around them. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2020Cardiology
The heart is a special organ, and while we know a lot about how it develops, there are still mysteries.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists were able to make old human cells revert to a younger state by activating the expression of a few genes at ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The X chromosome carries a thousand genes, so in females, one of the X chromosomes must be silenced to avoid serious dev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
In trying to understand complex phenomena in the human body, researchers usually have to turn to oversimplified biologic ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 25, 2019Neuroscience
Above: A video from Harvard Medical School describing how neural networks are studied, a summary of how they work, and w ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Telomerase was thought to be active primarily in cells that divide a lot, but new research has found, however, that telo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids - miniature, simplified versions of organs made from stem cells, are a great way to model human biology and di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of California-San Diego have found that a chronic myeloid leukemia drug was found to treat ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2019Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells were recognized for their tremendous potential many years ago, and scientists are getting much better are cre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Pancreatic cancer can grow to an advanced stage without causing detection, so patients are often not diagnosed until it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 01, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers report in a study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports, that nicotine exerted adverse effects on human ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 27, 2019Immunology
UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays a critical role in the forma ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 10, 2019Health & Medicine
study identified that the endogenous secreted Wnt inhibitor DKK2 suppresses the hair follicle developmentWritten By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a molecule that can put the brakes on the development of embryonic stem cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are advancing research by providing scientists with a 3D model of a human organ. But are they what they seem?Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2018Videos
Using a special kind of stem cell and genetic engineering, researchers have learned more about what's possible in reprod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed a better way to create astrocytes, a cell type hat has been implicated in neurodegenerative di ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2021
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain have found that dimethyltryptamine (DMT), the psychoactiv
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ewing sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer that tends to impact young people and occurs in bones or the tissue around them.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Cardiology
The heart is a special organ, and while we know a lot about how it develops, there are still mysteries.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists were able to make old human cells revert to a younger state by activating the expression of a few genes at ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The X chromosome carries a thousand genes, so in females, one of the X chromosomes must be silenced to avoid serious dev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
In trying to understand complex phenomena in the human body, researchers usually have to turn to oversimplified biologic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 25, 2019
Neuroscience
Above: A video from Harvard Medical School describing how neural networks are studied, a summary of how they work, and w
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Telomerase was thought to be active primarily in cells that divide a lot, but new research has found, however, that telo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids - miniature, simplified versions of organs made from stem cells, are a great way to model human biology and di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of California-San Diego have found that a chronic myeloid leukemia drug was found to treat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells were recognized for their tremendous potential many years ago, and scientists are getting much better are cre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pancreatic cancer can grow to an advanced stage without causing detection, so patients are often not diagnosed until it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 01, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers report in a study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports, that nicotine exerted adverse effects on human
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays a critical role in the forma
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 10, 2019
Health & Medicine
study identified that the endogenous secreted Wnt inhibitor DKK2 suppresses the hair follicle development
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a molecule that can put the brakes on the development of embryonic stem cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are advancing research by providing scientists with a 3D model of a human organ. But are they what they seem?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2018
Videos
Using a special kind of stem cell and genetic engineering, researchers have learned more about what's possible in reprod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed a better way to create astrocytes, a cell type hat has been implicated in neurodegenerative di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch