Human monkey chimeric embryos created using stem cells
Researchers in China and the USA have successfully grown chimeric embryos for up to 20 days by integrating human stem cells into primate embryos.
NIH Reverses Limits on Human Fetal Tissue Research
The National Institutes of Health announced April 16 that it is rescinding limitations on fetal tissue research put in place by former President Donald Trump.
3D-printed Biomesh developed to promote hernia repair
Researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine (TX, USA) have developed a novel Biomesh to overcome postsurgical hernia complications. Their novel regenerative approach provides mechanical support to the injury site, whilst also acting as an inflammation modulating system.
Feeding off fusion or the immortalization of tumor cells
Worldwide, cancer is the second leading cause of death—in 2018 alone, it claimed approximately 9.6 million lives, or one in six deaths. The development of cancer is incredibly complex and is controlled by an interplay of various factors—only recently, it became clear that the majority of human cancers such as cervical, gastrointestinal and breast among others, originate from adult stem cells becoming deregulated.
