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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