Tag: "myc"

Curing mouse sickle cell anemia with stem cells

Curing mouse sickle cell anemia with stem cells

Last blog I talked about how scientists turned skin cells into embryonic stem (ES) cells. This was big news because scientists can now make an ES-like cell without destroying an embryo. This blog I thought I'd talk about how scientists have used these cells to cure a mouse’s sickle cell anemia. If the mouse stays [...]

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on Jan 21, 2008 by

Stemming the tide of disease

Stemming the tide of disease

Scientists can now turn skin cells into embryonic stem cells like these.(Image: Nissim Benvenisty)It is amazing how fast stem cell research is accelerating. Six months ago, we had to destroy embryos to get at their precious embryonic stem (ES) cells. Or we had to at least steal them. Now, as 2008 begins, we can turn [...]

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on Jan 07, 2008 by