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Weekly recommended reads including asymmetric division & chromatin

One of my favorite types of papers are those on stem cells and chromatin, and a new one in Current Biology caught my eye this week. My own lab website has the URL chromatin.com so that says something. You can also read more about our research here. Recommended reads: chromatin and stem cells, more Asymmetric nuclear division in neural stem cells generates sibling …
Asymmetric division and chromatin

Fact-checking stem cell therapy for autism: still a risky idea

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The other day I gave a talk in part about stem cell hype and mentioned as an example how the idea of already doing stem cell therapy for autism seems so misguided to me now.  On the whole, in my view there are major downsides and risks for autistic kids whose parents are already having them get injected or infused …