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Weekly reads: stem cells vs. viruses, prostate cancer, apoptotic cell niche function, more

The paper of the week is An isoform of Dicer protects mammalian stem cells against multiple RNA viruses published in Science. The take-home from the abstract is that the data, "demonstrate that mammalian stem cells can protect themselves from some RNA viruses by expressing an alternatively spliced isoform of the enzyme Dicer called aviD, which potentiates antiviral RNA interference." It's easy …
Morinaga et al Nature 2021 Stem cells and hair loss

FDA alleges Cell Surgical Network links to US Stem Cell & COVID plan

Sean Berman Cell Surgical Network, ACT
The FDA has sought injunctions in federal court against two stem cell clinic firms including the clinic chain Cell Surgical Network headquartered here in California and US Stem Cell in Florida. According to new documents filed by the government in federal court here in California there may be more ties between the clinic firms than both just being defendants in …

How should we define a stem cell doctor?

Over the past half dozen or so years I've seen far more physicians describing themselves as a "stem cell doctor" or a "stem cell specialist." Is there such a thing? Are they just saying that to attract and reassure potential customers getting unproven stem cell shots? What does Google think is a stem cell doctor? If you search for "stem …
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