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Study finds blood cells can be reprogrammed to act as embryonic stem cells
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2009) - In a recent study, U.S. researchers have reprogrammed cells found in circulating blood into cells that are molecularly and functionally indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells, a revolutionary achievement that provides a readily accessible source of stem cells and an alternative to harvesting embryonic stem cells. The findings were prepublished online in Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology.
http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology...rammed-to-act-as-embryonic-stem-cells-8062-1/
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2009) - In a recent study, U.S. researchers have reprogrammed cells found in circulating blood into cells that are molecularly and functionally indistinguishable from embryonic stem cells, a revolutionary achievement that provides a readily accessible source of stem cells and an alternative to harvesting embryonic stem cells. The findings were prepublished online in Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology.
http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology...rammed-to-act-as-embryonic-stem-cells-8062-1/
Researchers Use Stem Cells to Regenerate Parts of Teeth
multi-national research team headed by USC School of Dentistry researcher Songtao Shi, DDS, PhD, has successfully regenerated tooth root and supporting// periodontal ligaments to restore tooth function in an animal model. The breakthrough holds significant promise for clinical application in human patients.
The study appears December 20 in the inaugural issue of PLoS ONE.
Utilizing stem cells harvested from the extracted wisdom teeth of 18- to 20-year olds, Shi and colleagues have created sufficient root and ligament structure to support a crown restoration in their animal model. The resulting tooth restoration closely resembled the original tooth in function and strength.
The technique relies on stem cells harvested from the root apical papilla, which is responsible for the development of a tooth's root and periodontal ligament. Previous studies conducted by Shi and collaborator Stan Gronthos at the National Institutes of Health had utilized dental pulp stem cells. Shi found the new technique to be superior.
"The apical papilla provides better stem cells for root structure regeneration. With this technique, the strength of the tooth restoration is not quite as strong as the original tooth, but we believe it is sufficient to withstand normal wear and tear," says Shi.
multi-national research team headed by USC School of Dentistry researcher Songtao Shi, DDS, PhD, has successfully regenerated tooth root and supporting// periodontal ligaments to restore tooth function in an animal model. The breakthrough holds significant promise for clinical application in human patients.
The study appears December 20 in the inaugural issue of PLoS ONE.
Utilizing stem cells harvested from the extracted wisdom teeth of 18- to 20-year olds, Shi and colleagues have created sufficient root and ligament structure to support a crown restoration in their animal model. The resulting tooth restoration closely resembled the original tooth in function and strength.
The technique relies on stem cells harvested from the root apical papilla, which is responsible for the development of a tooth's root and periodontal ligament. Previous studies conducted by Shi and collaborator Stan Gronthos at the National Institutes of Health had utilized dental pulp stem cells. Shi found the new technique to be superior.
"The apical papilla provides better stem cells for root structure regeneration. With this technique, the strength of the tooth restoration is not quite as strong as the original tooth, but we believe it is sufficient to withstand normal wear and tear," says Shi.
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Grow up you moody child, surely you have better things to moan about.
Yes like the OP not using the already existing thread on this topic, which he himself started, to post this new information in.
I did it like that to seperate the info, but then again you always seem to pick faults.
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There are a lot of people like that on this forum, they spend all day on it searching for holes to pick at... They should really put that energy in to something productive instead of bitching.
it is a stupid thing to do
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Perfect demonstration of what I was talking about, right on time.
Grow up you moody child, surely you have better things to moan about.
lol.
I actually don't have anything else to moan about, life's pretty good at the moment
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stem cells are amazing. i might go routing through the bins at the abortion clinic. get me some of that foetus juice, seeems good.
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Because forcing already differentiated cells to go backwards in their development and form stem cells is still very much a difficult and very early process.
The current popular method of getting stem cells comes from foetuses, which is highly controversial.
As I said in the other thread on this subject, whilst this is a good sign for this guy, it's early days and only in Phase 2. There's 3-4 more years of trials and testing before it will get approved by the FDA and it's more likely to fail in Phase 3 just as the majority of experimental therapeutics do.