Stem Cell Magic

i-8a29f30ae9d1728b0da34fcedad4e15a-leesilver.jpgMy latest conversation at bloggingheads is up--a discussion of stem cell biology and politics with Lee Silver, Princeton biologist and author of Challenging Nature. Check it out.

Tags

More like this

Since the discovery of IPS Cells, the stem cell field has exploded. Here's a few links on the latest developements. First, two cool papers came out recently. In the first from the Jaenisch lab, mouse IPS Cells were differentiated into erythrocytes and used to cure sickle celled anemia in a mouse…
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending one of the Science Communication Consortium's (SCC) panel discussions on communicating science (moderated by blogger Kate of The Anterior Commissure), and for those who missed the last one another discussion is fast approaching. On November 15th the…
To all those who are getting married tomorrow, on the longest day of the year, congratulations. Below the fold: more Web2.0, a book on the history of cell biology, trashy science journalism in WIRED, and the latest on stem cell legislation. From Coturnix I learn of this great site, Scitalks, that…
Thanks for all the questions for my talk with Craig Venter for bloggingheads.tv. I didn't end up reading questions verbatim a la Emily Litella ("a Mr. Richard Feder from Fort Lee New Jersey asks...") But the questions definitely shaped the conversation. Some readers have been asking when our talk…