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Weekly reads: hydra heads, iblastoids, new 8-year grants

What if you could get 8-year grants to do whatever biomedical research you wanted? This sounds like a dream for many of us in the life sciences, but the first news item this week is all about such a potential new funding approach. The item especially caught my eye as I'm going to be doing major NIH grant writing over …
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Explainer on 293 or HEK cells and their use in COVID vaccines

293 cells Knoepfler Lab
A type of human cells used in research called HEK cells or 293s has been much in the news lately, mainly related to COVID-19 vaccine research. There seem to be many misunderstandings about 293 cells so I thought I'd do this post to clear things up. I've been working with these cells for almost 3 decades so I know them well. …

Digging into extensive Joe Rogan stem cell clinic promotion

Joe Rogan first popped up more squarely on my radar screen years ago because of a concerning video that's out there of him talking with Mel Gibson about stem cells. At the time it was one of the most-watched videos on YouTube on stem cells. I took apart that stem cell video and its claims including related to a Panama stem …
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