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Stem Cell Retinal Organoid Helps Cure Blindness

American biologists from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis are growing a retinal organoid from stem cells to better understand the interaction between the eye and the brain. Research can help to create cell replacement therapy that restores vision.

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Scientists have discovered a factor that determines the fate of stem cells

An international team of researchers has identified factors affecting DNA, which play an important role in stem cell differentiation. The results of the work describe a new, previously unknown method of protein-genome interaction. The findings shed light on fundamental processes such as pluripotent stem cell formation.

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The NKX3-1 protein plays a crucial role in stem cell reprogramming

American researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a protein that plays a crucial role in reprogramming mature cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The results were published on July 16, 2018 in Nature Cell Biology.

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Mature cells can be converted into stem cells without genetic modification

Recent research conducted by Professor G.V. Shivashankar from Singapore, showed that mature cells can be reprogrammed into stem cells without direct genetic modification, but only by limiting the space in which they are divided. The findings are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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