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It will be boon to mankind, if Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) of kidney cells can be used to cure kidney diseases.

Two months ago, international panel of experts proposed a standard nomenclature for pluripotent stem cell (ESC and iPSC) lines. In fresh issue of Cell Stem Cell, experts from ATCC give some additional suggestions to the naming convention.

Manufacturing of blood cells from stem cells is very hot topic right now. In particular, researchers are exciting about the possibility of making clinical-grade red blood cells and platelets. Unfortunately we are still lacking freely available protocols online. Today I’d like to share a recent protocol for generation of platelets from human embryonic stem cells.

Human cells reprogrammed into multipotent stem cells display fundamental differences from true embryonic stem cells.

The Scientist

Development of cures and treatments to many diseases, says Robert Lanza, can be fulfilled by harnessing the potential of pluripotent embryonic stem cells.

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By Alexey Bersenev

Adult stem cells do more than turn into the types of cells needed for the new organ: they orchestrate the process of assembly.
Luke Masella was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that paralyzed his bladder. By the time he was 10 years old, despite various treatments, his kidneys were failing. Toxins were building up in his blood, and he had lost 25 percent of his body weight. That’s when Luke and his parents opted for a radical solution—a brand new bladder.

For the first time, scientists have created functioning human intestinal tissue in the laboratory from pluripotent stem cells.

In a study posted online Dec. 12 by Nature, scientists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center say their findings will open the door to unprecedented studies of human intestinal development, function and disease. The process is also a significant step toward generating intestinal tissue for transplantation, researchers say.

This is wonderful news!

The latest news in stem cell research is very promising for all kinds of disorders. Yeah for progress!!

EVERYONE who knows my history as a 2007 stem cell transplant recipient from an unrelated donor to cure mantle cell lymphoma will recognize my interest in this topic. | http://bit.ly/9zFWle