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Why stem cell culture medium composition is such a big dealCells including stem cells are grown in liquid solutions called media and stem cell culture medium composition is crucial since the ingredients have a powerful impact on the cells. The media affects the cells’ identities and functions. It also impacts the risks of using specific regenerative products. My first job…
Desperately seeking stem cells: celeb quests for elixirs often mislead
What could go wrong with celebrities desperately hunting for stem cells as a fountain of youth? A flaskful of problems. …
Weekly reads: stem cell good news, bad news on sickle cell, MS, IPSCs
Let’s start with some stem cell good news on evolving approaches to treat sickle cell disease involving stem cells. Then …
3rd Invitrx warning highlights FDA oversight weakness
The FDA seems oddly slow in oversight of unproven stem cell clinic-related firms like one here in California called Invitrx …
Weekly reads: CRISPR chicks, HSCs, sequencing Mendel
I tend to perhaps over-focus on human CRISPR or gene editing, but other applications including in agriculture are definitely going …
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