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Weekly reads: Jan Nolta recognition, new director after Irv, FDA guidance

People are the real driving force in the stem cell and regenerative medicine field including my colleague Jan Nolta here at UC Davis. She is the Director of our Stem Cell Program. There's also news about Stanford's stem cell Director Irv Weissman. Jan Nolta receives award Jan's lab is prolific and in many ways is working toward concrete clinical impact …
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Paolo Macchiarini guilty in criminal stem cell case but does a Houdini again

Paolo-Macchiarini
Dr. Paolo Macchiarini exemplifies how things can change quickly in the stem cell world and go from sky highs to deep lows. Stem cell rollercoasters Over the years, a few academic stem cell researchers as well as some operators in the unproven clinic sphere have had dizzying ups and downs. There's John Kosolcharoen. His company Liveyon was once generating so …

What are blastoids, roles in biomedical research, & ethical considerations

Blastoids are lab-grown models of human embryos that represent a relatively new area of developmental biology research. The goal of today's post is to give you everything you need to know about this topic. What's in this article What are blastoids? | How are blastoids made? |  Use in research | Blastoids challenges & Ethics Questions | Looking Ahead | References …
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WA AG wins half million from Seattle stem cell clinic US Stemology

US Stemology, Seattle Stem Cell Center
I grew up in the Seattle area so it wasn't great to see stem cell clinics operating there recently, but better news was the WA State AG filing suit against a clinic there. The action included the clinic parent firm US Stemology along with its leader Dr. Tami Meraglia.  The suit was filed only months ago and now there's a big …