Can tumors teach us about animal evolution on Earth? Researchers believe so and now present a novel hypothesis of why animal diversity increased dramatically on Earth about half a billion years ago. A biological innovation may have been key. A transdisciplinary and international team, from Lund University in Sweden and University of Southern Denmark presents…
Category: Stem Cell News
Scientists make cells that enable the sense of touch
Researchers are the first to create sensory interneurons from stem cells Source: University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research…
Engineers grow functioning human muscle from skin cells
First functioning human muscle grown from induced pluripotent stem cells holds promise for cellular therapies, drug discovery and studying rare diseases Source: Duke University Biomedical engineers have grown the first functioning human skeletal muscle from…