Science that could save your skin
February 08, 2021
Stem cell project targets two diseases: melanoma and vitiligo The Foundation is backing Professor Mark Shackleton’s stem cell research aimed at preventing melanoma and treating vitiligo – two diseases affecting the melanin pigment-producing cells, called melanocytes.His...
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Tackling cancers through mystery molecules and genetic fingerprints
January 12, 2021
Using stem cell research to fight cancer has won two Australian researchers $55,000 each in the annual Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research, awarded by the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia. Dr Melanie Eckersley-Maslin—a new...
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2020 year in review
January 01, 2021
2020 highlights … and lowlights … There was no shortage of fascinating stem cell news in 2020, from the birth of living ‘xenobots’, to the legal consequences for controversial scientists, and the role cord blood banks...
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