Covering the Stem Cell Explosion at the 2017 ISSCR Conference in Boston

The meeting covered a plethora of rapidly evolving approaches and areas, such as organoid cultures modeling tissues and organs; stem cell-specific metabolites revealing new signaling pathways; single-cell technologies discovering new cell types and exploring stem cell niche interactions; novel metho...

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Main Author: Thomas Graf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Stem Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213671117304290
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Summary:The meeting covered a plethora of rapidly evolving approaches and areas, such as organoid cultures modeling tissues and organs; stem cell-specific metabolites revealing new signaling pathways; single-cell technologies discovering new cell types and exploring stem cell niche interactions; novel methods studying stem cells in aging and cancer; lineage-tracing experiments exploring cell plasticity of tissues before and after injury; epigenetic studies illuminating cell reprogramming; new protocols improving cells for regenerative purposes; and several other timely and exciting topics.
ISSN:2213-6711