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Science Friday: What Makes Stem Cells Stem Cells?
Stem cell researcher George Daley talks about a protein scientists have discovered that may provide the key to understanding how stem cells get their unique abilities. Aired Feb. 22, 2008 [10:49 min]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Stem Cells in Review
Researchers announced a significant advance in stem cell science, changing skin cells into cells that seem to behave like embryonic stem cells. Science Friday talks about the research and where the field goes from here. [30:18]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Monkey Clones and Stem Cells
Researchers report that they have been able to extract embryonic stem cells from cloned monkey embryos. [5:18]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: 2012 Nobel Prizes Recognize Pioneering Science
Nobel laureates from 2012 changed our understanding of our bodies and the world around us.
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Science Friday: Identifying the Real Culprit Behind Killer Vascular Diseases
Contrary to what was previously believed, researchers now think that stem cells cause artery blockages, leading to heart attacks and stroke. Aired Jun. 8, 2012 [18:04 min]
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Science Friday: Laser Blast Can Regrow Teeth, in Rats
Researchers have been able to use lasers to activate dormant dental stem cells in a rat's gums, and have them transform into dentin cells and regenerate dentin in a damaged tooth. The procedure should be transferrable to humans, and...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Planarian Regeneration and Stem Cells
Mini-documentary on the use of stem cells for regeneration of damaged cells.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Cultured Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Video on cell cultures derived from human embryonic stem cells that can reproduce indefinitely and can differentiate into specialized cell types. [1:17]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Cellular Specialization
Paul Andersen explains how cells differentiate to become tissue specific. He also explains the role of transcription factors in gene regulation. The location of a cell within the blastula ultimately determines its fate. The SrY gene is...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cellular Specialization (Differentiation)
How do cells become a muscle or a nerve cell? This video will review over the process of cell differentiation from a STEM cell. [8:30]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Polycythemia Vera?
Learn to recognize the symptoms of polycythemia Vera as well as how to diagnosis and treat it. [10:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Are Myeloproliferative Disorders?
Learn about 4 different cancers that involve the bone marrow and produce a large number of cells in the bloodstream. [10:14]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Stem Cell Policy Update
This week, a federal district court judge blocked President Obama's executive order dealing with federal financing for embryonic stem cell research. We'll talk about the ruling and what it means for researchers.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Stem Cell Research Funding Update
Will revised rules regarding federal funding for embryonic stem cell research have the intended effect?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Remodeling Hearts With Stem Cells
Cardiologist Josh Hare describes research into using a type of stem cells to repair heart attack damage.
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Science Friday: Can Stem Cell Treatments Help Athletes?
Did an untested therapy help a pitcher return to the mound?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Rewiring the Brain With Stem Cells
New research finds that in mice, transplanted neurons grown from embryonic stem cells can form proper connections with other brain parts.
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Science Friday: Non Embryonic Stem Cells Have More Dna Damage
Adult cells reprogrammed to a primal state appear to have more mutations than embryonic stem cells.
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Science Friday: First Human Clinical Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy
The FDA has given biotech company Geron permission to proceed with a human clinical trial of a therapy based on embryonic stem cells. [12 mins. 28]
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Science Friday: Stem Cell Eye Therapy Shows Promise
A study in The Lancet, the first published report on embryonic stem cell use in humans, shows that embryonic stem cell therapy in two patients with macular degeneration was safe.
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Science Friday: Stem Cell Research and the Election
In this segment, we'll talk about the stance of the Presidential candidates on the issue of human stem cell research.
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Science Friday: From Stem Cells to Eggs (And Beyond)
Stem cells can be turned into heart, liver, and brain cells -- but what about a whole new organism? A study in Science explains the transformation from stem cell to egg to mouse pup. [7 mins. 52 secs.]
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Science Friday: Stem Cell Research Update
Researchers in a recent study report creating stem cells in 30 minutes through an acid bath.