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Stem Cells—Explained and Explored

Stem Cell News

Stem cell research is in the news, scientifically and politically. Here is a roundup of a few notable recent stories from U-M and elsewhere.

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September 2006
Older Stem Cells Don't Just Wear Out, They Actively Shut Themselves Down
Sean Morrison, Life Sciences Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

April 2006
U.S. starting to fall behind in embryonic stem cell research
Jason Owen-Smith, U-M sociology and organizational studies

April 2006
U-M researchers single out cancer stem cells for attack
Sean Morrison, Life Sciences Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

February 2006
A Surplus of Embryos
February 12, 2006 "60 Minutes," CBS TV. Lesley Stahl reports.

January 2006
U-M Scientists spot solitary stem cells in living bone marrow
Douglas Engel, Cell and Developmental Biology

September 2005
U-M launches center for stem cell biology
Sean Morrison, Life Sciences Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

June 2005
U-M researchers find markers to identify blood-forming stem cells
Sean Morrison, Internal Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

November 2004
Adult stem cells power artificial kidney device at U-M
David Humes, Internal Medicine

May 2004
Dental pulp cells may aid Parkinson's disease treatment
Christopher Nosrat, School of Dentistry

October 2003
Doubt Cast on Adult Stem-Cell Plasticity Studies
Sean Morrison, Internal Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

October 2003
U-M scientists find genetic "fountain of youth" for adult stem cells
Sean Morrison, Internal Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

August 2003
Stem cell defects are key to Hirschsprung’s disease
Sean Morrison, Internal Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

February 2003
U-M scientists find "stem cells" in human breast cancer
Max Wicha, Comprehensive Cancer Center

August 2002
U-M research finds stem cells in adult peripheral nervous system
Sean Morrison, Internal Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

May 2002
Retinal stem cells heal fish vision
Peter Hitchcock, Kellogg Eye Center

February 2002
Neural stem cells move to damaged areas of brain after injury
Jack Parent, Neurology

February 2002
Stem Cells: The key to everything
Medicine at Michigan feature story

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