New routes to pluripotency

Monya Baker

Human testis cells become pluripotent in culture

Published online: 09 October 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.132

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Corneal stem cells, no exceptions

Monya Baker

Stem cells spread throughout the corneal surface repair general wear and tear

Published online: 09 October 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.133

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Location, location, location

Elie Dolgin

Neural stem cells can adopt an alternative cell fate if placed in the mammary microenvironment

Published online: 09 October 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.134

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Persistence pays off

Bryn Nelson

Stem cell researchers say that favourable policy in the United Kingdom is the result of taking the time to win over legislators

Published online: 02 October 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.128

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Australian clinic gets permit to clone stem cells - p441

Published online: 24 September 2008; doi:10.1038/455441d

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California institute to help stem-cell biotechs - pp436 - 437

Erika Check Hayden

Loan programme aims to support firms in getting products to the clinic.

Published online: 24 September 2008; doi:10.1038/455436b

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Cell 'rebooting' technique sidesteps risks

Erika Check Hayden

Virus reprograms cells without disrupting genome.

Published online: 25 September 2008; doi:10.1038/news.2008.1132

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PTEN out of ten for planarians

Simone Alves

Planaria as a model system to study PTEN in adult tissue homeostasis

Published online: 25 September 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.129

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Strong as blood

Monya Baker

Two studies show blood vessels host a supply of cells essential to regeneration

Published online: 25 September 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.130

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Versatile microRNAs, two-faced transcription factors and embryonic stem cells

Monya Baker

Two studies describe the sophistication within the gene regulation systems of stem cells

Published online: 25 September 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.131

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Pluripotent caricatures

Mickie Bhatia

Cells derived from embryonic stem cells in culture may be only 'cartoon' versions of the real thing, but that doesn't mean they are not useful.

Published online: 18 September 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.127

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Molecular directors in the timing of neural development

Sarah Webb

Transcription factors serve as switches in the sequential production of different types of brain cells

Published online: 11 September 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.125

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Two of a kind

Simone Alves

Cancer stem cells use an embryonic stem cell-like transcriptional program to induce and maintain tumours

Published online: 11 September 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.126

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