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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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JUN 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has revealed the patterning the underlies the correct development of complicated neuronal circuitry.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New research is challenging a long-held assumption in molecular biology, and it may also help explain some confounding d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells have incredible potential; in the pluripotent state, they are able to develop into any type of cell in the bo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have revealed the three dimensional arrangement of intact genomes in individual mammalian cells, illustratin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have used two types of stem cells and a three dimensional scaffold to generate a structure like a mouse embr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding more about an organism's ability to regenerate could help us develop therapeutics for serious injury o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2017Health & Medicine
Apparently the heart muscle has olfactory receptors just like the nose does, but they are not for smelling flowers or ta ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 31, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Gene Essential for Reprogramming Human Amniotic Stem CellsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 30, 2017Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 28, 2016Neuroscience
When you can’t use the real thing, many times a model of it will do. When it’s in the lab, for biology and m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
To construct new tissue or maintain it in adulthood, cells have to be able to respond to mechanical and molecular cues f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, researchers have been able to use stem cells to make intestinal organoids with functional ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A new report from Shinya Yamanaka, who won a Nobel Prize for his work on stem cells, has been published in the Proceedin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
To put it simply, organisms inherit a copy of each gene from each parent. For a small group of genes, roughly one hundre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use proteins as placeholders or bookmarks that help the cells to pick up where they left off when gene expression ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, have shown that alterations in regul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A parthenogenote is derived from an unfertilized egg. Mammalian parthenogenotes are haploid, meaning they have only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) have been inspired by Twitter, a social network that ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists are constantly discovering new ways the genes are expressed, silenced, and altered in other ways. A new stud ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 18, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Over 20 years ago researcher Didier Stainier found a zebrafish mutant he named cloche, after comparing the shape of the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 13, 2016 – With the Rio Olympics just weeks away, many are wondering how Jamaican sprint ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has revealed the patterning the underlies the correct development of complicated neuronal circuitry.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research is challenging a long-held assumption in molecular biology, and it may also help explain some confounding d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells have incredible potential; in the pluripotent state, they are able to develop into any type of cell in the bo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have revealed the three dimensional arrangement of intact genomes in individual mammalian cells, illustratin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have used two types of stem cells and a three dimensional scaffold to generate a structure like a mouse embr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding more about an organism's ability to regenerate could help us develop therapeutics for serious injury o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2017
Health & Medicine
Apparently the heart muscle has olfactory receptors just like the nose does, but they are not for smelling flowers or ta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Gene Essential for Reprogramming Human Amniotic Stem Cells
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 30, 2017
Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 28, 2016
Neuroscience
When you can’t use the real thing, many times a model of it will do. When it’s in the lab, for biology and m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
To construct new tissue or maintain it in adulthood, cells have to be able to respond to mechanical and molecular cues f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, researchers have been able to use stem cells to make intestinal organoids with functional
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new report from Shinya Yamanaka, who won a Nobel Prize for his work on stem cells, has been published in the Proceedin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
To put it simply, organisms inherit a copy of each gene from each parent. For a small group of genes, roughly one hundre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use proteins as placeholders or bookmarks that help the cells to pick up where they left off when gene expression
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, have shown that alterations in regul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A parthenogenote is derived from an unfertilized egg. Mammalian parthenogenotes are haploid, meaning they have only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) have been inspired by Twitter, a social network that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists are constantly discovering new ways the genes are expressed, silenced, and altered in other ways. A new stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 18, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Over 20 years ago researcher Didier Stainier found a zebrafish mutant he named cloche, after comparing the shape of the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 13, 2016 – With the Rio Olympics just weeks away, many are wondering how Jamaican sprint
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)