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Vatican Stem Cell Meeting 2.0: from stem cells to prison cells to hell?

February 27, 2012 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 7 Comments

We have another Vatican stem cell meeting coming up this spring. This meeting raises some extremely important questions and complex issues at the interface of science, religion, philosophy and ethics. From the perspective of scientists, an important issue is whether (assuming one is invited) to attend such a meeting and if one does attend, is …

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From boobs to baldness: stem cells go cosmetic

February 6, 2012 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

The use of stem cells for cosmetics and cosmetic procedures is exploding even while many important questions remain. How legitimate are these stem cell cosmetic products and procedures? Are they safe and effective? What kinds of medical conditions are they being used to treat? I also recently did a post on another area of medicine …

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The stem cell informer

January 5, 2012 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

There has been a lot of excitement and media attention over the arrests by the FBI and the indictments of several people on charges related to alleged unlawful stem cell practices. Keep in mind that all these folks are innocent until proven guilty. Anyhow, you might wonder how the FBI got its info, etc? Was …

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Indicted alleged stem cell predator Morales & Margolis: any links?

December 28, 2011 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 11 Comments

There was another federal indictment just handed down that alleges that one Francisco Morales (aka Dr. Frank Morales) broke the law with stem cells. Allegedly he took umbilical cords (telling patients that they would be used for medical research), facilitated isolation of stem cells, and shipped them out of state to be used in dubious …

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Your definitive Christmas list of stem cell elves

December 25, 2011 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 2 Comments

Merry Christmas! You heard me, Merry Christmas! I’m a Democrat and I love Christmas! As we think about the holiday season, it seems appropriate to make our list, just as Santa is doing, of the elves and grinches of the stem cell world. For today on Christmas, let’s forget the grinches and not even give them …

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What is stem cell therapy?

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What should patients think about and ask about when they are considering a stem cell treatment, particularly from a for-profit, unproven stem cell clinic? Patient guide to stem cell therapies For better or worse, I am in the unique position in 2021 of being a stem cell scientist and also a former cancer patient. Looking …

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Stem cell opponents appeal federal ruling: what does this mean?

September 20, 2011 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

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Drs. James Sherley and Theresa Deisher are the two adult stem cell researchers who sued the federal government over federal funding of ESC research. They claimed that NIH funding of ESC research violated the law and also was unfair to them. This case has been bouncing around in various courts over the last couple years …

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Many reasons why you should attend this year’s World Stem Cell Summit!

July 26, 2011 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

This year’s World Stem Cell Summit is looking to be an amazing meeting and I highly recommend that you attend. By going you can learn a great deal about stem cells whether you are a stem cell scientists or not. But in addition, the Summit offers the opportunity to learn a lot more including about …

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Top News from ISSCR today: exciting stuff!

June 17, 2011 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D.

What’s going on at ISSCR? A lot of cool stuff based on today’s Tweets from people attending. Tweeters are in ( ). Andras Nagy is the iPS cell Renaissance man! This morning at #ISSCR2011, talks by Shinya Yamanaka and Andras Nagy both featured Glis1, an egg-specific TF that promotes reprogramming. (the_Node) #ISSCR2011 Jaenisch:changing the order of …

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What’s in the stem cell name? Trunk cells & more

June 3, 2011 February 1, 2021 / By Professor Paul Knoepfler, Ph.D. / 1 Comment

Why are stem cells called stem cells? “Stem cell” is one of those terms we use all the time without thinking about it, but where did the name come from originally? Why do we call these particular cells that meet given criteria, “stem cell”? The name “stem” would appear to be a reflection of their …

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