World first: Model embryos made in the lab from human skin cells
March 18, 2021
In breaking news overnight, Australian scientists have created embryo-like structures—dubbed iBlastoids—in the lab from reprogrammed living human skin cells. The research was led by Monash University stem cell scientist Professor Jose Polo, who was one of...
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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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