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Technique could enable biomanufacturing of pharmaceuticals in space
A new method has been developed by researchers which they say could allow E. coli and other pharmaceuticals to be produced in space, using shearing force and a viscometer.
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In search of the Holy Grail: Engineering the stem cell niche
19 April 2011 | By Janet L. Paluh, Associate Professor Nanobioscience, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany SUNY and Guohao Dai and Douglas B. Chrisey, Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
There is no other biomedical frontier that offers the stunning potential of human pluripotent stem cells and their progenitors in therapeutic applications to ease human suffering or in their ability to provide insights into development and diseases. Cell plasticity for reprogramming has revealed new opportunities in cell-based therapies and informed…
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Combining perspectives: Multiscale integration of Stem Cell research
12 December 2009 | By
The promise of stem cell-based therapy is predicated on harnessing the plasticity of stem cell phenotypes to repair or replace damaged tissues. As technologies for detecting, isolating, modifying, and tracking stem cells improve, the very definition of what constitutes a stem cell is now an open question. Addressing this fundamental…
