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Neurons (green) fire differently depending on whether the astrocytes (red) they are grown with are cultivated from people with or without fragile X.
Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons
This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments. 
Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons
Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons

This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments. 

This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments. 

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Neurons (green) fire differently depending on whether the astrocytes (red) they are grown with are cultivated from people with or without fragile X.
Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons
Lauren Schenkman, Spectrum | May 30, 2023 | 4 min read
This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments. 
Bladder epithelial tissue, where cell junctions are shown in green and nuclei in blue. This was grown in vitro from cells taken from mice with chronic cystitis.
Bladder ‘Memory’ Influences Urinary Tract Infection Recurrence in Mice
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Apr 12, 2023 | 3 min read
Urinary tract infections leave permanent epigenetic marks in the mouse bladder epithelium, reprogramming its response to subsequent infections, a study finds.
A robotic hand adding a piece of DNA to an existing DNA strand to complete the sequence.
A New Way to Control Stem Cell Fate Using Gene Circuits
Elina Kadriu | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 min read
Scientists engineered human pluripotent stem cells with synthetic gene circuits to control differentiation without human input.
Learn About the Latest Applications of Live-Cell Analysis for 3-D Cell Culture
Overcoming Spheroid and Organoid Generation and Analysis Challenges
Sartorius | Jan 10, 2023 | 1 min read
An overview of the power and flexibility of live-cell analysis
Key Strategies for Better Stem Cell Workflows
Solutions for Optimizing Stem Cell Therapy Development
Sartorius | Dec 6, 2022 | 1 min read
Discover how process knowledge is integral to stem cell workflow improvement and optimization.
Discover how counterflow centrifugation streamlines cell therapy workflows
Closed Cell Processing Systems for Cell Therapy Workflows
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Dec 1, 2022 | 1 min read
Closed systems increase cell therapy manufacturing process efficiency.
 Learn how excessive oxygen availability during cell culture causes abnormal cell behavior 
What Oxygen Level Is Biologically Relevant For Cell Culture?
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Nov 11, 2022 | 1 min read
Normoxic atmospheric conditions provide excessive oxygen availability, leading to abnormal cell behavior.
Science Philosophy in a Flash - Paul George 
Science Philosophy in a Flash - Wired to Regenerate
Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Oct 31, 2022 | 1 min read
Paul George shares how a dual career as a physician and scientist enriches his research.
Learn about innovations in tissue regeneration 
Stem Cell Engineering for Tissue Regeneration
The Scientist | Oct 27, 2022 | 1 min read
Innovative strategies drive stem cell repair of organ damage.
Brown coral in shallow water branching upward with blue fish in front. 
Corals Upend Longstanding Idea About Genetic Inheritance
Natalia Mesa, PhD | Sep 1, 2022 | 4 min read
Most animals can’t pass on mutations that arise spontaneously throughout their lives—but Elkhorn corals can.
A Brief History of Stem Cells
Scientific Breakthroughs with Stem Cells
Nele Haelterman, PhD | Aug 26, 2022 | 1 min read
Discover the various ways scientists bolster stem cells to understand and cure disease.
Mini organs in a dish
What Are Organoids and How Are They Made?
Jennifer Zieba, PhD | Aug 11, 2022 | 8 min read
Miniaturized, in vitro versions of organs provide insights into disease and development.
microscope image series showing synthetic embryo development
Mouse Embryo: No Sperm, Egg, or Uterus Required
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Aug 2, 2022 | 3 min read
Using stem cells and a bioreactor, researchers generated living embryos that survived for more than a week and began to develop internal organs.
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells surrounded by red blood cells in circulating blood.
Accelerating Immune Research with Cryopreserved Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
The Scientist and MilliporeSigma | Jul 18, 2022 | 3 min read
Commerically-available peripheral blood mononuclear cells offer a well-characterized, accessible, and consistent model for immunology and therapeutic development.
Muscle immobilization leads to atrophy
Antioxidants Put the Pep Back in One’s Step
Niki Spahich, PhD | Jun 13, 2022 | 3 min read
Delivering antioxidants via extracellular vesicles to atrophied muscles restores them during rehabilitation.
Trichaptum abietinum growing on a pine log
Caught on Camera
The Scientist | Jun 13, 2022 | 4 min read
See some of the coolest images recently featured by The Scientist
Harnessing Stem Cells to Treat Disease
Harnessing Stem Cells to Treat Disease
The Scientist | Jun 3, 2022 | 1 min read
In this webinar, Kim Vanuytsel and Ryan Flannigan will discuss cutting-edge technologies for improving stem cell-based therapies.
Female reproductive System Anatomy stock photo
Cells in the Ovary are Responsive Shape-Shifters
Roni Dengler, PhD | Apr 8, 2022 | 3 min read
Rounds of trial-and-error exploring the layer of cells covering the ovary leave open questions about stem cells that are associated with ovarian cancer.
Stem Cells in Human Teeth Follow the Rules of Their Environment
Roni Dengler, PhD | Feb 7, 2022 | 2 min read
How stem cells in human teeth respond to different environmental conditions offers clues for regenerative medicine.
Stem Cell Transplant Treats Parkinson’s Disease in Monkeys
Roni Dengler, PhD | Feb 7, 2022 | 4 min read
Personalized stem cells improved motor symptoms and depression signs in monkeys modeling Parkinson’s disease, paving the way for trials in human patients.
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