In search of a viable business model

Heidi Ledford

Stem cell companies evolve to meet the demands of investors, partners and customers

Published online: 30 October 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.138

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Australian clinic gets permit to clone stem cells - p441

Published online: 24 September 2008; doi:10.1038/455441d

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Stem cells drafted for war on wounds

Amy Coombs

A new programme at the US Department of Defense funds regenerative medicine to help wounded vets, but a surprising level of detail seems top secret

Published online: 13 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.148

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California institute to help stem-cell biotechs - pp436 - 437

Erika Check Hayden

Loan programme aims to support firms in getting products to the clinic.

Published online: 24 September 2008; doi:10.1038/455436b

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Cell 'rebooting' technique sidesteps risks

Erika Check Hayden

Virus reprograms cells without disrupting genome.

Published online: 25 September 2008; doi:10.1038/news.2008.1132

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From one, many genetically different embryonic stem cells

Monya Baker

Copy number variants crop up in routine ES cell culture

Published online: 26 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.152

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A neuron's molecular MapQuest

Sarah Webb

CDK5 plays a critical role in integrating new neurons into the adult brain

Published online: 20 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.150

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Embryoid bodies get organized

Monya Baker

Wnt signalling stimulates the beginnings of gastrulation

Published online: 13 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.146

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Human cortical neural cell balls

Monya Baker

Cells cultured in embryoid bodies self-organize into specific neural subtypes

Published online: 13 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.147

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Exogenous aids to reprogramming and self-renewal

Monya Baker

Small molecules replace pluripotency gene and Wnt boosts self-renewal and reprogramming

Published online: 13 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.149

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MicroRNAs help embryonic stem cells grow fast

Monya Baker

A new screening technique identifies molecules that control the cell cycle

Published online: 06 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.144

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Multitasking methyltransferase

Monya Baker

G9a silences gene expression two ways

Published online: 06 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.145

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Embryonic-like stem cells from a single human hair

Monya Baker

Compared to fibroblasts, keratinocytes generate a hundred times more iPS cells in half the time

Published online: 30 October 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.142

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Grow your own prostate

Elie Dolgin

Researchers generate new prostates from single stem cells

Published online: 30 October 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.143

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