Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have developed a 3D printed perfusion bioreactor (3D-PBR) created to improve how human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) grow and differentiate. With contributions from the University of New Mexico (UNM), the device also supports co-culture with vascular cells. Designed to address the …
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UNHCR chief issues urgent aid appeal to stem humanitarian catastrophe — Global Issues
According to the Lebanese health ministry over 2,000 Lebanese have been killed and nearly 10,000 wounded since the start of Israel’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza a year ago. Israel intensified its bombing campaign across the whole of Lebanon following the killing of Hezbollah’s leader last month, and Iran’s ballistic …
Lab-grown stem cells could be a ‘breakthrough’ for fighting cancers like leukemia and lymphoma
Image: Michal Jarmoluk, Pixabay “Human blood stem cells have been made in a laboratory for the first time, which could significantly improve how we treat certain types of cancer,” reports New Scientist: The lab-grown cells have so far only been tested in mice, but when infused into the animals, the …
‘We’re meeting people where they are’: Graphic novels can help boost diversity in STEM, says MIT’s Ritu Raman
Imagine a secret organization that combines the exceptional talents and physical skills of its agents with incredible gadgets to protect the world from evil villains bent on using science to rule the world. No, we’re not talking about the next instalment of James Bond, but the incredible female scientists in …
The untapped potential of stem cells in menstrual blood
Roughly 20 years ago, a biologist named Caroline Gargett went in search of some remarkable cells in tissue that had been removed during hysterectomy surgeries. The cells came from the endometrium, which lines the inside of the uterus. When Gargett cultured the cells in a petri dish, they looked like …
Proven Vector Control Interventions Needed to Stem Malaria Infections in Africa — Global Issues
Rwanda is using drone technology as an effective and innovative way of eradicating malaria in breeding sites. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS by Aimable Twahirwa (kigali) Thursday, February 08, 2024 Inter Press Service KIGALI, Feb 08 (IPS) – Experts recommend that the current prevention of malaria in highly endemic countries in Africa should …
Scientists at the National Eye Institute have 3D bioprinted eye tissues from stem cells
Researchers at the USA’s National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed a way of 3D bioprinting eye tissues using patient stem cells. Using their approach, in which three different types of immature choroidal cells are printed onto a biodegradable scaffold, the scientists say it could be possible to create an unlimited …
