Biologists question adult stem-cell versatility

Low Intensity Ultrasound, Proliferation & Growth Indexes in Adult Stem Cell

Adult Stem Cell Plasticity Defined

Introduction Investigators have postulated since the turn of the century that some cells in the body appear to participate in the formation of new cells to replace injured, aged, or infected cells in tissues and organs. The concept that certain specialized cells within an organ (stem cells) could give rise to mature functioning cells in that same organ has been demonstrated most clearly in the ...

Cell biologists expand their networks

High-throughput omics technologies generate huge datasets on the protein, transcript, lipid, and metabolite content of cells. By integrating and analyzing these data, systems biologists study complex networks of physical and functional interactions that go beyond the traditional focus on individual proteins or linear pathways. Many cell biologists have greeted these developments with healthy sk...

Inspiration from inspirational cell biologists

This year Molecular Biology of the Cell is publishing two special issues, this award issue and a second “quantitative biology” issue. In the award issue, MBoC’s tradition of publishing essays by ASCB award winners continues. These highly accomplished individuals inspire us with engaging stories of their lives and careers and share with us their considerable wisdom. The diversity of the career p...

Use of Mesenchymal Adult Stem Cell for Cartilage Regeneration by Hydrogel

Background and Aims: Cartilage is a very specific tissue, which does not have the capacity to heal and renew itself. Although the invention of the method of surgery with autologous chondrocyte transplantation, developed tools to treat the cartilage lesions, it couldn’t gain a great success due to problems such as damage to the area of donation. Using the mesenchymal stem cells derived from adip...