Running at Crescent Beach – Video
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Running at Crescent Beach
Here #39;s a short clip Beatrice running on the beach after a refreshing dip in the ocean. The stem cell therapy and laser treatments are working for her hips and back legs.From:Beatrice Chi ChowViews:1 1ratingsTime:00:09More inPets Animals
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When Genetic Engineering Came Of Age – Forbes
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() Forbes | When Genetic Engineering Came Of Age Forbes Today marks the 30th anniversary of an event that kicked off an important new era in drug therapies – the approval by the FDA of human insulin synthesized in genetically engineered bacteria. The saga is remarkable in several ways, not least of which is ... |
Can genetic engineering make better flowers? – Mother Nature Network
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() Mother Nature Network | Can genetic engineering make better flowers? Mother Nature Network But what about flowers? Not something that we can eat, or use as feed, but regular flowers grown and cut only to fill vases and occupy the hands of brides walking down the aisle. Decorative flowers are a frivolous crop, yet one that Americans spent $32 ... |
You do not have to use genetic engineering to benefit from genetics – The Economist
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() The Economist | You do not have to use genetic engineering to benefit from genetics The Economist THE Japanese are great guzzlers of fish, but fish are in finite supply. And farming them to increase that supply can be tricky, because many species are susceptible to disease when crowded together. That fact is the impetus behind a study led by ... |
A plan to stop cholera’s spread – Harvard Gazette
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() Harvard Gazette | A plan to stop cholera's spread Harvard Gazette “The most likely conclusion is cholera was introduced in Haiti by a human,” said John Mekalanos, Lehman Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, in a talk called “River Monster: The Epidemiology, Ecology, and Pathobiology of Cholera." Haiti ... |
Thomas Petes, ‘monk of science’ and Duke geneticist, studies cancer through yeast – Duke Chronicle
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() Duke Chronicle | Thomas Petes, 'monk of science' and Duke geneticist, studies cancer through yeast Duke Chronicle ... 'monk of science' and Duke geneticist, studies cancer through yeast. Emily Yang/The Chronicle. Thomas Petes, Minne Geller professor of molecular genetics and microbiology, recently won the Thomas Hunt Morgan lifetime achievement award in genetics. |
UNM doctors find the weak spots in viruses – KOB.com
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() KOB.com | UNM doctors find the weak spots in viruses KOB.com "A lot of viruses have Achilles heels," says Dr. Bryce Chackerian, PhD, University of New Mexico Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology. "There are parts of a virus that always stay the same because they're really important for the ... |
A plea for population genetics – Discover Magazine (blog)
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() Discover Magazine (blog) | A plea for population genetics Discover Magazine (blog) Look at the header of this website, or the background to my Twitter account. Mind you, I'm pathetically informed about molecular genetics, and don't have a strong interest in the topic! I did consider using the H.W.E. or the breeder's equation for the ... |
Sunny Side Up – Milwaukee Magazine
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() Milwaukee Magazine | Sunny Side Up Milwaukee Magazine Son of a Parisian philosopher and a well-respected watercolor painter, Matthieu Ricard, who divides his time between molecular genetics and serving as an adviser to the Dalai Lama, may have the happiest brain on the planet, according to UW researcher ... |
GEN’s "Cellular Therapy Wave Finally Cresting". An overview and data set.
By Dr. Matthew Watson
Study of California Stem Agency Likely to be Released in About a Month
By Dr. Matthew Watson
The $700,000, Institute of Medicine performance study of the $3 billion California stem cell agency is expected to be
released in late November or early December, the IOM said today.
from the California Stem Cell Report, Christine Stencel, senior media
relations officer for the IOM in Washington, D.C., briefly discussed
the release plans and the impact of the East Coast super-storm.
“The DC area escaped the worst of
Sandy’s thumping but nonetheless our schedules and planning have
been somewhat thrown off as we’re playing catch up after two days
of being shut down and some of our committee members and reviewers
are in the areas that got the brunt of the storm. We’re not sure
whether the storm will cause any delays in peer review, but we’re
working toward the goal of publicly releasing the report in late
November or early December. The study staff is working with committee
members to determine the best release format but I anticipate there
will be a press briefing. I’ll send a media advisory when we’ve
got all the details worked out.”
report, which is examining the performance of the agency. The IOM
began its work in the summer of 2011.
Geron Weighs Biotime Bid for hESC Biz
By Dr. Matthew Watson
today it is assessing an offer by two of its former executives to buy
the human embryonic stem cell program that it abandoned nearly a year
ago.
including the $3 billion California stem cell agency, when it
jettisoned the first clinical trial of an hESC therapy for financial
reasons. The agency had loaned the company $25 million just a few
months earlier. Geron repaid the loan with interest.
by Michael West, who founded Geron in 1990. Tom Okarma, president of
Geron from 1999 to 2011, is involved with West on the deal and is now
working at Biotime.
conference call on its third quarter earnings. A spokesman said the
company is working with Biotime to “assess the feasibility” of
the proposal. He said the proposed transaction is complex and the
company is seeking “additional important details.”
additional comments on the Biotime proposal when questioned following
his initial statement.
Biotime-Geron Deal Attracts Interest from Brit Investor
By Dr. Matthew Watson
A British investment trust that has
invested in Geron says it is going to take an advantage of an offer
by an Alameda firm that is seeking to acquire Geron's human embryonic
stem cell assets.
of British & American Investment Trust PLC, said last week in a letter to its
shareholders that it is disappointed in Geron's performance and the abandonment of its hESC program last November. The sudden halt to the
program and its historic clinical trial also surprised the California
stem cell agency, which had loaned Geron $25 million just a few
months earlier. The agency has expressed an interest in continuing the trial.
“We have been highly critical of
Geron management's decisions and strategy over the past 20 months, in
particular the decision in November 2011 to abruptly exit Geron's
regenerative medicine (stem cell) business in which it was the
acknowledged world leader. Since that time, Geron management has
attempted to sell or partner this business but to date has been
unable to announce any progress on this.”
Geron shareholder by Morningstar, but Woolf said 17 percent of his firm's
investments are in the Menlo Park, Ca., company. The
specific size of the trust's holdings in Geron was not immediately
known.
Inc., of Alameda, Ca., as a way for Geron shareholders to benefit. On
Oct. 18, Biotime proposed a complicated deal in which it would
acquire Geron's hESC program. Biotime's president, Michael West,
founded Geron in 1990. The head of the Biotime subsidiary that would acquire
the Geron assets is Tom Okarma, who was CEO of Geron from 1999 to 2011. (Here are links to brief stories on the offer: Fiercebiotech, New Scientist.)
declining stock performance. He said he is “seriously concerned”
that Geron has failed to find a buyer for the assets. Woolf said,
“These now dormant and untended
assets are inevitably losing value as competitors make progress in
Geron's absence from the field and patent protection periods
decline.”
“We believe BioTime's proposals would
make Geron's stem cell assets in combination with those of BioTime
once again the world's leading stem cell business with sufficient
resources to recommence the discontinued programmes and develop the
business further into the medium term.”
Geron shareholders to work with Biotime to complete the deal. Geron
has not commented on the offer.
Confessions Of An Organic-Munching Genetic Engineer (No On Prop 37 As … – Science 2.0
By Dr. Matthew Watson
![]() Kansas City Star | Confessions Of An Organic-Munching Genetic Engineer (No On Prop 37 As ... Science 2.0 The AAAS says mandatory labeling is reserved for potential dangers, but genetic engineering is as safe as conventional breeding. Therefore, labels would falsely imply something wrong with GMO products. The UCS, on the other hand, supports GMO labeling ... Safety of genetically modified foods is debated in CaliforniaKansas City Star GMO Labeling: Does Proposition 37 Falsely Alarm or Empower Consumers?About - News & Issues Citizen campaign to label GMO foods puts industry on defense, decades after ...Monterey County Weekly North County Times (blog) -San Mateo Daily Journal -Food Consumer all 196 news articles » |
[RMS] Bone Marrow Stem Cell – OSSRON – Video
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[RMS] Bone Marrow Stem Cell - OSSRON
Ossron is cultured autologous bone cells for bone formation. Ossron is performed by three stages : harvesting bone marrow from a patient #39;s own, cell culturing in stem cell processing center, and implanting the cultured bone cells into defect sites. Bone Marrow Stem Cell [BMSC] Bone marrow cells have shown an osteogenic potential. Only a small aspiration biopsy of bone marrow from the iliac crest is required to obtain these cells. Bone marrow stem cells are the most potent bone regenerator with abundant cell numbers, high viabilites, and highly expressed osteogenic activites. Bone marrow stem cells are able to generate tissue other than bone. These cells can be isolated, expanded in culture, and stimulated to differentiate into osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes, myocytes, neuronal cells and a variety of other connective tissue.From:SewonCellontechViews:4 0ratingsTime:06:24More inHowto Style
cryocell | Umbilical Cord Stem Cells – Hope For a Better Tomorrow With Cord Blood Banking – Video
By Dr. Matthew Watson
cryocell | Umbilical Cord Stem Cells - Hope For a Better Tomorrow With Cord Blood Banking
http://www.cordbloodrecommendation.com However, the fees from bank to bank are pretty similar across the board. It is ready-to-use, as it is stored frozen after collecting and testing it. However, this blood can be used for non-family members and is being used to treat diseases and save lives. Secondly they regenerate cells to treat heart and circulatory diseases. Swarms of people are visiting the hospital to know more about preservation and how it is going to be beneficial for them in times of medical emergencies. The latter comes under much scrutiny and debate. However, looking at the benefit your child or may be his siblings may get 20 years down the line, you can definitely think of it as an insurance premium. 4. She was in the advanced stages of Parkinson and was looking for treatment options. How Can I Save My Baby #39;s Cord Blood?You can save it by storing it in a private cord blood bank, but if you do not save it, it will be discarded after birth. The proportion of unsuccessful searches is even greater among patients not of Northern European descent. Compared to bone marrow stem cells, cord blood stem cells are easier to harvest because they are easily obtainable from placenta after delivery and so do not involve a surgical procedure. The transplants are used to treat diseases as well as immune system problems. Most, if not all, of the major cord blood banking companies allow you to create a gift registry - similar to the popular registries at baby retailers - so that ...From:luisantafeViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:31More inTravel Events
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Fractures – Video
By Sykes24Tracey
Fractures
Stem cell therapy with fracturesFrom:MiamiFootSurgeryViews:14 0ratingsTime:00:57More inHowto Style
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The potential of regenerative medicine – Video
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The potential of regenerative medicine
Alan Russell: The potential of regenerative medicine http://www.youtube.com http://www.ted.com Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine -- a breakthrough way of thinking about disease and injury by helping the body to rebuild itself. He shows how engineered tissue that "speaks the body #39;s language" has helped a man regrow his lost fingertip, how stem cells can rebuild damaged heart muscle, and how cell therapy can regenerate the skin of burned soldiers. This new, low-impact medicine comes just in time, Russell says -- our aging population, with its steeply rising medical bills, will otherwise (and soon) cause a crisis in health care systems around the world. Some graphic medical imagery.From:BroadcastBCViews:6 0ratingsTime:19:30More inScience Technology
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blood banks | Cryo-Cell – Cord Blood Banking Information For Parents – Video
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blood banks | Cryo-Cell - Cord Blood Banking Information For Parents
http://www.cordbloodrecommendation.com One main reason behind the importance of saving your newborn #39;s blood is that its use is mostly geared to close relatives within your direct bloodline. Why Bank Cord Blood?Cell therapy has become a more ideal method to treat certain diseases than bone morrow transplants. Human umbilical cord blood cells are rich in mescenchymal progenitor cells and contain a large number of endothelial cell precursors. I know this all sounds very technical and expensive. Relatives or other close friends who haven #39;t gone through cord blood banking may also benefit from the stem cells that can be derived from cord blood banking if and only if they will pose a close match with the cord blood banking donor #39;s stem cells. How is it stored?At the time of the baby #39;s birth, the doctor or nurse takes the cord blood and cryogenically freezes it. 4. As for other applications, though promising, they are still in the research stage. Stem cells are early cells that are capable of developing into red and white blood cells, and platelets. Numerous study reports reveal that more than 50 per cent of the potential donors are not eligible to donate cord blood. There is no clear proof to validate that stem cells of a relative are more successful than those taken from a stranger. So, day-by-day man is trying to reach the ultimate knowledge. Even if a lot of people think that extracting stem cells from human embryos is unethical, those stem cells can also be extracted from ...From:LosHotelesEnBogotaViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:31More inTravel Events
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Irvine Scientific Offers Cell Therapy Products
By Dr. Matthew Watson
SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Irvine Scientific, a leading cell culture media/ medical device company for more than 40 years, announced their newly launched cell therapy PRIME-XV product portfolio as part of the companys commitment to accelerate basic research and clinical applications in cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Using their expertise in cell culture media development, PRIME-XV products were designed to function as part of an integrated workflow solution in culturing primary cells, where all products have been pre-validated to decrease end user qualification time. Initially, PRIME-XV products will comprise of a serum-free medium for the expansion of human mesenchymal stromal/ stem cells (MSCs), biopreservation solutions and extracellular matrix proteins. However, Irvine Scientific intends to expand this product line to offer other cell culture media and reagents, such as stem cell qualified fetal bovine serum, tumorsphere and neural progenitor cell expansion media. Examples of existing PRIME-XV products include:
PRIME-XV MatrIS F: a recombinant human matrix protein intended for the culture of human stem/ progenitor cells under serum-free conditions. PRIME-XV MatrIS F provides an alternative substrate to the PRIME-XV Human Fibronectin product, which has a wide variety of applications in primary cell spreading and attachment.
PRIME-XV MSC EXPANSION SFM: a complete, serum-free expansion medium specifically designed for the culture of primary human MSCs derived from bone marrow and adipose tissues. This medium is supplied as a convenient one 250mL bottle and is ready-to-use without the need of additional cytokine/ growth factor supplements. MSCs cultured in PRIME-XV MSC EXPANSION SFM out performed serum-containing medium as well as leading competitors in cell expansion studies without losing their multipotent characteristics or immune modulation functions.
PRIME-XV Hypothermic Biopreservation Solution: a protein-free, defined solution intended for storage and stable shipping of cells and tissue samples under hypothermic (2-8C) condition. By preserving cells above freezing temperature, it reduces cellular stress response associated from chilling and re-warming of cells and tissues, and retains high culture viabilities after recovery. Simply replace the culture medium with this animal component-free, cGMP manufactured product for short term storage. To recover from preservation, PRIME-XV Hypothermic Biopreservation Solution is removed and replaced with growth medium of choice.
As an alternative to the PRIME-XV Hypothermic Biopreservation Solution, Irvine Scientific also carries a protein-free, defined PRIME-XV Cryogenic Preservation Solution, which allows for cryopreservation of biologics at -80C to -196C.
About Irvine Scientific
Irvine Scientific, a member of JX group, is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of medical devices, including Cell Therapy, Industrial Cell Culture, Cytogenetic and Assisted Reproductive Technology products. We are a large scale producer of advanced quality cell culture media for the cell therapy, industrial bioprocess, medical and diagnostic markets. Our companys extensive experience in the design of culture media, compliance with ISO and FDA regulations for class II/III medical devices and industrial scale manufacturing capacity provides our customers with unique capabilities and support. Irvine Scientific delivers products worldwide to the biopharmaceutical industry, research and medical laboratory communities.
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