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Protein Sends Mixed Signals To Stem Cells

Protein Sends Mixed Signals To Stem Cells

A protein called TAZ can convey different signals depending upon not only what variety of stem cell but also which part of the stem cell receives it, signal depends upon the interpretation of the receiver, as published in Stem Cell Reports.   Some stem cells are naive blank slates, while other stem cells are primed …

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Stem Cell Therapy Restores Vision

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UCLA-led team safely uses human embryonic stem cells to treat macular degeneration. In the first-ever application of its kind, University of California/Los Angeles (UCLA; California, USA) scientists safely use human embryonic stem cells to treat macular degeneration in two patients. Steven Schwartz and colleagues also reports that some evidence suggested improvement in vision in this …

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