A group of Japanese and American researchers found that the Ptychodera flava, a worm-like marine organism capable of regenerating its entire head or body, draws on reprogramming-based mechanisms that help somatic cells in higher-order animals branch out into complete body parts.

Bioscientists at the Kaust University have revealed that changes in batch cultures could lead to a significant impact on cell processes and research reproducibility as the cells grow. In this background, there is a need for enhanced procedures and more monitoring.

With the aid of artificial stem cells, it will soon be possible to establish new treatments for previously incurable diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. At the Fraunhofer Project Center for Stem Cell Process Engineering SPT, a process for the mass production of these so called induced pluripotent stem cells is being developed.

The promotion and marketing of unproven stem cell therapies is a global problem that needs a global solution, say experts in a perspective published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. The authors of the paper call for the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish an advisory committee on regenerative medicine to tackle this issue and provide guidance for countries around the world.

A new study has focused on developing stem cell-derived midbrain dopamine progenitors for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. It cites how Amsbio's Stem-Cellbanker animal-free cryopreservation media has played a role in the development. The therapy will soon be going into clinical trials.

Together with Tufts University, USA, and the Technical University (TU) Darmstadt, Germany, Merck plans to develop bioreactors for large-scale production of cell-based meat and fish. The project is scheduled to run for three years.

Mission Lucidity brings clinicians, scientists, and engineers from Imec, KU Leuven, UZ Leuven, and VIB together to gain a deeper understanding of neurodegenerative disorders with the ultimate goal of curing and preventing them. One of the projects (Brain-on-chip) tackles Parkinson’s disease.

While it is known that stem cells have the ability to develop into all tissues in a precisely regulated process, the way environmental cues affect stem cell behavior has remained poorly understood. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba discovered that certain neurons regulate the behavior of germline stem cells (GSCs) in response to environmental cues, such as mating.

A team of scientists at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) have applied human induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC) to study the development effects of Neanderthal DNA.

Indian researchers have found a way to reduce the processing time for generating RBCs from haematopoietic stem cells in laboratories. They have published a report on their work in the journal, ‘Stem Cell Research and Therapy’.