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Guest:
Dr. Kevin Eggan from Harvard University joins the show to talk about his latest work using stem cells to cure ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Resources and Links
Fate of iPSCs Derived from Azoospermic and Fertile Men following Xenotransplantation to Murine Seminiferous Tubules
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Scripps Florida Scientists Find Connection Between Gene Mutation, Key Symptoms of Autism
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Human CLP1 Mutations Alter tRNA Biogenesis, Affecting Both Peripheral and Central Nervous System Function
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Loss Of Memory Reversed in Alzheimer’s Mice Models
REDD1 is Essential for Stress-Induced Synaptic Loss and Depressive Behavior
Amyloid Precursor Protein Regulates Neurogenesis by Antagonizing Mir-574-5p in the Developing Cerebral Cortex
Japanese Nobel Winner Latest to Apologize Over Stem-Cell Research
RIKEN to Check 20,000 Papers for Doctored Images and Plagiarism
Stem Cells and the “Staircase of Shame”
Stem Cells May Be Key to Long Life: Research on Body of 115-Year-Old Woman
How Silly Putty May Advance Stem Cell Research
First Stem Cells Cloned From Diabetes Patient, Thanks to Egg Donors
Human Oocytes Reprogram Adult Somatic Nuclei of a Type 1 Diabetic to Diploid Pluripotent Stem Cells
Human Embryonic-Stem-Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Regenerate Non-Human Primate Hearts
Infertility: Stem Cell-Based Sperm Created From Infertile Mens Skin
Reprogramming Committed Murine Blood Cells to Induced Hematopoietic Stem Cells with Defined Factors
A 3D Sphere Culture System Containing Functional Polymers for Large-Scale Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Production
3D In Vitro Model of a Functional Epidermal Permeability Barrier from Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Photo Reference: Courtesy of Dr. Kevin Eggan
Best episode so far imho. Keep up the great work.
Thanks