Stem Cell Clinical Trials: 4 Things to Know
If you're thinking about taking part in a stem cell clinical trial, it can be difficult finding one that's right for you. Watch our animated video to learn about the 4 things…
Hans Keirstead Talks About Hurdles in Developing a New Therapy
Earl J. Beadle Productions, Inc. Stem cells have the potential to treat a wide range of diseases, but developing those cures is a process that has many hurdles. Dr. Hans…
Jerome Zack Talks About Creating iPS Cells
Earl J. Beadle Productions, Inc. In 2006 scientists learned how to create a pluripotent stem cell out of a human skin cell. These cells, called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells…
Irv Weissman Talks About the Difference Between Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells
Jack Hubbard The simple term "stem cell" actually refers to many different types of cells. The tissue-specific stem cells, or adult stem cells, replenish tissues throughout our lives. Embryonic stem…
Mark Mercola Talks About Differentiating Cells into Adult Tissues
Blue H2O Productions A major challenge in developing stem cell-based cures for disease is maturing those cells into adult cell types that can be used for transplantation or to study…
Martin Pera Talks About the Need to Create New Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
Earl J. Beadle Productions, Inc. On August 9, 2001, President Bush announced that only embryonic stem cell lines created before that date could be used in federally funded research. These…
Amander Clark Talks About Creating Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
Earl J. Beadle Productions All embryonic stem cell lines in use in labs around the world come from embryos that were donated by people who had gone through in vitro…
Robert Blelloch Talks about Creating Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Through SCNT
Jack Hubbard One method of creating new embryonic stem cell lines involves placing the nucleus from an adult cell into an egg and allow that egg to divide. This process,…
Peter Donovan Talks about Maintaining Stem Cell Lines in the Lab
Earl J. Beadle Productions, Inc. Stem cell researchers are still learning the best ways of maintaining stem cells in the lab. Dr. Peter Donovan has a CIRM grant to study…
Fred H. Gage Talks About Using Embryonic Stem Cells to Model Disease
Blue H2O Productions Embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells offer the first glimpse of how cells such as neurons develop from their embryonic state, giving researchers a way…
