Science must go on and so must stem cell meetings 2021 with all those great conferences out there, but this year it’s going to be different, right? Every year I put up a continually-updated list of stem cell meetings and conferences . I’ve got my 2021 even if most of …
Read More »Recommended reads: jobs, FDA letter, & The Niche new look
During the week as I’m doing other stuff I keep my eyes open for interesting things to read, including over the weekend about stem cell research, COVID, CRISPR, and more for The Niche weekly recommended reads. This week a lot was going as we updated The Niche site to our …
Read More »large-scale imaging of healthy and diseased tissue
Even though the amount of research done on diabetes is considerable, there is still a large gap in what we know of the pathophysiological mechanisms of diabetes type 1. In this blog post two papers are discussed and the results of both papers are laid down as an indication of …
Read More »CRISPR Cheat Sheet
Originally published May 31, 2018 and last updated Jan 27, 2021 by Jennifer Tsang. We have some crisp new CRISPR material for you! The CRISPR field moves fast. That’s why we’re bringing you a brand new third edition of Addgene’s CRISPR 101 eBook. This new edition of the eBook includes …
Read More »Addgene’s Blog Gets a New Look!
Say hello to the new Addgene blog! Same URL, same great articles to help you with your experiments, but a new look.
Read More »What are induced pluripotent stem cells or IPS cells & clinical prospects?
Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka, the first to produce induced pluripotent stem cells. Induced pluripotent stem cells or IPS cells just might be the most exciting development in the stem cell field over the last 15 years. They have unique potential for clinical impact for regenerative medicine too, both through their …
Read More »Recommended reads: Single-cell work, COVID twin study, more
Sometimes it seems like a theme spontaneously emerges in pubs that I want to read for a given week like the set of single-cell analysis papers but there are diverse, other items including a striking day-night brain stem cell cycle paper and an interesting piece on identical twins who got …
Read More »Antibodies 101: Introduction to Antibodies
You may have heard the term antibody tossed around in the news or in the lab. But what exactly is an antibody, and how is a component of the immune system useful as a research reagent? Let’s find out! What is an antibody? Antibodies, also known as immunoglobulins, are ~150 …
Read More »2020 The Screamers Science Hype Award goes to Stephen Hahn
Today’s post announces the winner of the 2020 The Screamers Science Hype Award. Since this is the inaugural year for The Screamers, I’m just going to give out one main award: Overall Worst Science Hype. Science Hype Award to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn Remarkably, the winner of the overall The …
Read More »Fact-checking, pros and cons of cord blood banking
When my wife and I were expecting our first daughter way back in the nineties, we received a paper pamphlet about cord blood banking. Back then, I was a graduate student at UC San Diego School of Medicine working toward my Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology and my wife was in …
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