developmental and stem cell biologists
Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 15 February 2013
A lot of things cycle in life, even down to the cellular level. In the developing central nervous system, regulators of the cell cycle play important roles in maintaining the ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 14 January 2013
Every time a biologist drives pluripotent cells to differentiate into a specialized cell type, patients of all sorts of diseases, disorders, and injuries allow their hope to grow. A research ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 12 December 2012
There are a lot of situations in life where the “middleman” is unnecessary and costly. In cells, that middleman is necessary and fascinating at the same time. The sequence of ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 13 November 2012
Most folks think that our brains don’t produce any more neurons after we’re born, but thankfully they do! A small subset of stem cells within the hippocampus gives rise to ...Posted by Erin M Campbell, on 10 October 2012
To me, the stem cells within a germline are a perfect storm of fascination. Stem cells are, of course, intriguing in their ability to self-renew and differentiate, and a germline ...