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Weekend reads: reversing death of pig brain cells, brain-gut stem cell link, plant stem cells, & more

April 19, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 2

It’s been a cool week for stem cell and other associated kinds of research. In this post I have a series of links to a variety of interesting developments and papers. Gene therapy cures bubble boy infants. William Wan over […]

My take as a biologist on US Stem Cell “natural” claim in federal court case endgame

April 16, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 7

It’s been less than a year since the FDA sued for a permanent injunction against a major stem cell clinic firm in Florida, but there has been much back and forth in court filings in the lawsuit between them and […]

The Bagel Store Original Rainbow Bagel in Brooklyn

Review of the Rainbow Bagel store in Brooklyn

April 14, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 0

What’s so great about a rainbow bagel? Bagels are a favorite of mine. I’d pick them any day over just about any kind of bread for a sandwich. Also, who doesn’t like rainbows, right? So if you mix bagels and […]

Sexual Medicine Society of North America

Sexual Medicine Society on Unproven Regenerative Therapies for Erectile Dysfunction

April 10, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 3

There are many potential causes of erectile dysfunction or ED and a host of ideas about how to treat it. Some approaches to erectile dysfunction are evidence-based and even have been rigorously proven such as the drugs Viagra and Cialis, […]

Stem cell good news: novel cancer work, new CA bills, Alzheimer’s, & more pubs

April 8, 2019 Paul Knoepfler 1

There’s nothing like stem cell good news and interesting publications to perk one up on a Monday. Enjoy. What recent papers have struck you as exciting? Novel stem cell-based cancer approaches (Part 1) It was exciting when Fate Therapeutics got the first […]

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