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Recommended reads: senolytics, cow iPS cells, big CIRM royalty

When we hear the word senile we might think stereotypically of an older person who has cognitive impairment, but some argue that senility can apply to cells too as they age and that such cells can be targeted by drugs called senolytics. Unfortunately, the supplements industry has picked up on this idea to sell iffy pills. A Google search for …
Senolytics Steve Horvath

How many stem cells do we have & can you run out?

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Sometimes it's useful to ask questions like, "How many stem cells are in the human body?" As we try to answer them we end up going through key aspects of cell biology and stem cell identity more generally. How many stem cells in the human body? It might seem like possibly an easy question at first, but there's much more …