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Highlights of Science Writers DC Stem Cell Panel with FDA’s Peter Marks

October 14, 2018 Paul Knoepfler 0

I’m enjoying attending and speaking at the annual Science Writers 2018 meeting in D.C. where I spoke this morning on a panel about stem cells. The session was specifically on the Wild West of stem cells. You can follow the […]

FDA recalls Liveyon stem cell product: blow to big clinic supplier?

October 9, 2018 Paul Knoepfler 27

The FDA has issued a recall of the main stem cell product of a California firm called Liveyon that is linked to unproven stem cell clinics. The recall seems to have been due to “adverse reactions.” An emerging big player […]

Headless little bananas? Check out new duo of stem cell pubs

October 7, 2018 Paul Knoepfler 1

If you are sick of the general news lately, I recommend turning to the wonder of cool science like the thought-provoking data in the duo of new stem cell pubs discussed below. Synthetic embryos A team led by Alfonso Martinez-Arias […]

Cell on wheels: ‘stem-cell-mobile’ delivers unproven therapies

October 3, 2018 Paul Knoepfler 11

There’s the batmobile for Batman, right, but what about a stem-cell-mobile? Every so often someone sends me some wild new stem cell clinic thing that they’ve seen that is both real and almost unbelievable at the same time. The latest […]

News bites: CIRM, anti-MSCs, & human eggs from stem cells

September 30, 2018 Paul Knoepfler 5

Stem cells are always in the news so what’s up in the last week or two? CIRM News The dialogue over CIRM’s future is picking up a bit of steam. The San Francisco Chronicle did an in-depth piece on CIRM […]

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