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Perspective on Clinical Stem Cell Therapy

Human embryonic stem cell
In the 20 years since the University of Wisconsin’s James Thomson isolated the first embryonic stem cells, [MORE]

3-D Printed Ligaments and Tendons

Professor Bowles with 3D printer for ligaments and tendons
Biomedical engineers at the University of Utah have shown how to use [MORE]

BioPen for Cartilage Regeneration

Bio-Pen for cartilage repair
Australian bioengineers have built a device called “the BioPen,” which extrudes a hydrogel material infused with fat-derived [MORE]

Speeding Up Stem Cell Growth

Speeding up stem cell growth
Before stem cell therapies can become more robust, cell culture has to be finely tuned so [MORE]

Regenerative Medicine: Stem Cells from Baby Teeth

Regrowing dental tissue with stem cells from baby teeth
 In another advance for stem cell therapy, dental scientists have extracted human [MORE]

Stem Cells into Functional Liver Tissue

Stem cell derived liver cells
Five years ago, researchers reported success in growing liver “buds” (organoids) from stem cells, and three [MORE]

Injectable Stem Cells for Muscle Repair

Stem cell loaded hydrogel
Though the term “hydrogel” originated in the late 19th century, its modern definition as a hydrophilic crosslinked [MORE]

Bioengineered Bone Grafts

Bioengineered bone grafts
At the New York Stem Cell Foundation, researchers use an innovative process to produce bone grafts in small [MORE]

3-D Printed Implantable Device for Spinal Cord Injury

3D printed stem cells
The video with this piece shows how University of Minnesota researchers were able to 3-D print layers [MORE]

Turbulence Propels Stem Cells into Platelets

Turbulence activates platelets
In this case, the “martini” is both shaken and stirred.  Japanese stem cell scientists that “turbulence” in a [MORE]

Printing Transplantable Lungs

3D printed airway
This piece is about a work in progress, with likely a long way to go.  United Therapeutics (Manchester, [MORE]

Harvard’s Lab-Grown Beating Left Ventricle

Harvard has grown beating heart
Using a scaffold of biodegradable polyester and gelatin, which then was spun into a cone shape, [MORE]

Intestinal Organoids for Transplantation in Mice

Human intestinal organoids
Several laboratories have been able to grow up functional human “organoids” (of a few hundred cells), but discovered [MORE]

Growing Up Kidney Podocytes

Mature kidney podocyte
Winston Churchill’s comment that Russia is “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” might equally apply [MORE]