• LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2007 - Just a month after approving nearly $45 million for embryonic stem cell research, California's stem cell agency authorized another $75.7 million in additional funds for established scientists at 12 non-profit and academic institutions. (ca.gov)
  • As of today, California is the largest and most stable source of funding for human embryonic stem cell research in the world," Klein said. (ca.gov)
  • These grants provide substantial support to a pool of very distinguished researchers in human embryonic stem cell research," declared Zach W. Hall, Ph.D., CIRM's President and Chief Scientific Officer. (ca.gov)
  • Combined with our training and SEED grants, the CIRM is now funding embryonic stem cell research in more than 100 California laboratories. (ca.gov)
  • We focused our initial grants on human embryonic stem cells specifically," Klein said, "because human embryonic stem cell research receives minimal funding from the federal government, and even those funds are restricted to lines of questionable value. (ca.gov)
  • There are a number of California institutions that have strong programs in adult and other stem cells, for example, that are just beginning to build embryonic stem cell capabilities. (ca.gov)
  • Based on multiple RNA-Seq datasets, we systematically identified 300 human embryonic stem cell lincRNAs (hES lincRNAs). (biomedcentral.com)
  • As the first global profiling and annotating of human embryonic stem cell lincRNAs, this work aims to provide a valuable resource for both experimental biologists and bioinformaticians. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Combining a comprehensive collection of human embryonic stem cell RNA-Seq datasets with Human BodyMap 2, we validated that 295 previously annotated lincRNAs were expressed in multiple human embryonic stem cell samples and further identified five novel hES lincRNAs through de novo assembling. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Moreover, we surveyed and manually screened published hES RNA-Seq datasets in several public repositories, resulting in a list of 31 wild-type human embryonic stem cell samples. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A B N N A A B A A A A A BN A B B A ABSTRACT Recent advances in genomics and biotechnology have ushered in a new era in health development. (who.int)
  • One of the greatest controversies triggered tissue, a stem cell encoding for heart tissue by the rapid pace of evolution in biology, will eventually develop into heart tissue particularly in genomics and biotechnology, and so on. (who.int)
  • The study of biology of stem cells is the hallmark of the recent emerging field of regenerative medicine and medical biotechnology. (benthamscience.com)
  • The stem cells suits human needs, does not cause harm and can be obtained from both adult and fetal does not conflict with religious beliefs, it has tissues, umbilical cord and early embryos. (who.int)
  • Mechanochemical Principles of Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Cells and Tissues. (mpi-cbg.de)
  • Patterns are ubiquitous in living systems and underlie the dynamic organization of cells, tissues, and embryos. (mpi-cbg.de)
  • Depending on the source, stem cells can be classified into two broad categories i.e. embryonic stem cells that are derived from embryos and non-embryonic stem cells that are derived from adult and fetal tissues. (benthamscience.com)
  • Mouse nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells (NT-ESCs) were first established in 2000, and then proved to be able to differentiate either in vivo or in vitro, and give rise to individual tissues through germ line transmission or tetraploid complementation. (benthamscience.com)
  • Therapeutic cloning possesses enormous potential for revolutionizing medical and thera- peutic techniques. (who.int)
  • This is therapeutic cloning. (who.int)
  • This cell then has therapeutic cloning: the global the capacity to divide and grow into an exact replica of the original from whom the debate somatic cell was taken. (who.int)
  • Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can grow infinitely and give rise to all types of cells in human body, thus of tremendous therapeutic potentials for a variety of diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, and diabetes. (benthamscience.com)
  • Under such circumstances, the idea of "therapeutic cloning" was proposed, indicating the generation of ESCs from SCNT embryos for therapeutic purpose. (benthamscience.com)
  • The ICOC has approved a very well-balanced portfolio of research proposals, including those aimed at understanding stem cell differentiation and identifying new ways of obtaining hESCs, and many that target specific diseases," Hall said. (ca.gov)
  • While more and more long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) were identified to take important roles in both maintaining pluripotency and regulating differentiation, how these lincRNAs may define and drive cell fate decisions on a global scale are still mostly elusive. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Stem cells are not specialized and the process of their specialization is called differentiation. (benthamscience.com)
  • the extensive lack of objective scientific knowledge and understanding that even intellectually honest human geneticists -- not to mention genetic "engineers" (most of whom have little or no formal graduate level course work or academic degrees in human genetics or in biology in general) -- have about the extensive intricacies of biological living systems such as those studied in genetics. (lifeissues.net)
  • Cloning technology, however, is perceived as having the potential for reproductive cloning, which raises serious ethical and moral concerns. (who.int)
  • However, the derivation of human NT-ESCs goes with the destruction of clone embryos, leading to fierce ethical disputes. (benthamscience.com)
  • That same BIOethics principle claims that every citizen of a society has a "strong moral duty" to volunteer for even high risk experimental research "for the greater good of society" -- as in "clinical trials" and related human subject research! (lifeissues.net)
  • The non-embryonic stem cells like adult stem cells are in clinical use for many years and embryonic stem cells are now emerging as an alternative source for the same purpose with huge potentials in drug discovery and toxicological studies. (benthamscience.com)
  • Over the past several years, it has been found that this group of ERVs play an important role in embryogenesis, but their expression is silenced in most cell types in healthy adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • This paper outlines the debates prompted through a reproduction mechanism involv- by progress in cloning research, with special ing male and female germ cells. (who.int)
  • The 29-member Independent Citizens Oversight Committee (ICOC), governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), today approved 29 Comprehensive Research Grants for approximately $74.6 million over four years, to accomplished stem cell investigators at academic and non-profit research centers throughout the state. (ca.gov)
  • With these new grants, California is continuing on the path of turning the hope and promise of stem cell research into the reality of therapies and cures for millions of Californians and people across the globe. (ca.gov)
  • The California spirit - the perseverance, creativity and resourcefulness that has made us a leader on everything from gold mining in the 19th Century to fighting global warming in this one - is fully present in our stem cell research teams. (ca.gov)
  • Going forward, we will support a diverse range of stem cell research projects. (ca.gov)
  • Development of new ways of deriving hESCs and investigating the special capabilities of newly-derived human cell lines. (ca.gov)
  • Functional analysis further demonstrated that hES lincRNAs were preferentially involved in multiple development processes including embryo development, ribosome biogenesis, and aging. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The human body is made up of about 220 different kinds of specialized cells such as nerve cells, muscle cells, fat cells and skin cells. (benthamscience.com)
  • When the nucleus of a stem cell has been the technique of cloning. (who.int)
  • showed that, of ten HERV-K proviruses cloned, eight were unique to humans, while one was shared with chimpanzees and bonobos, and one with chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unicellular for those cells that are derived from human organisms are primed to replicate (clone) pre-embryos, which seem to have a high themselves by nature. (who.int)
  • The basic techniques of of the implanted nucleus, when it fully cloning have been known for some time, and develops. (who.int)
  • It is uncertain how long ago in primate evolution the full-length HERV-K proviruses which are in the human genome today were created. (wikipedia.org)
  • The human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) was inherited million years ago by the genome of the human ancestors. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Comprehensive Grants approved today will support mature, ongoing studies on human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) by scientists with a record of accomplishment in the field. (ca.gov)
  • It is also interesting how many others, including real intellectually honest scientists, have identified error, imprecision, lack of control with targeting, etc., in several of the genetic techniques that up to now have been "hyped" as reliable genetic techniques that will bring spectacular "cures", etc. (lifeissues.net)
  • Comparative genomics analysis further suggested that around half of the identified hES lincRNAs were conserved in mouse. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To help explore the abundant information effectively, we built an integrative web portal for scientists to browse, search and perform analysis of all lincRNAs through an intuitive Web interface. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A stress-reduced passaging technique improves the viability of human pluripotent cells. (kyoto-u.ac.jp)
  • One of the greatest controversies triggered by the rapid pace of evolution in biology, particularly in genomics and biotechnology, has been the technique of cloning. (who.int)
  • One of the greatest controversies triggered tissue, a stem cell encoding for heart tissue by the rapid pace of evolution in biology, will eventually develop into heart tissue particularly in genomics and biotechnology, and so on. (who.int)
  • Unicellular organisms are primed to replicate (clone) themselves by nature. (who.int)
  • Unicellular for those cells that are derived from human organisms are primed to replicate (clone) pre-embryos, which seem to have a high themselves by nature. (who.int)
  • Cloning in higher species involves somatic cell nuclear transfer, a process in which the nucleus of a somatic (non-germ) cell is taken out and inserted into an enucleated fertilized female germ cell (egg, ovum). (who.int)
  • The stem cells possess pluripotential characteristics, and can differentiate into various cells and tissues when nurtured and grown in different culture media. (who.int)
  • The have been applied to both the plant and ani- stem cells possess pluripotential charac- mal kingdoms without even stirring a ripple teristics, and can differentiate into various of concern in international conscience [ 2 ]. (who.int)
  • This cell then has the capacity to divide and grow into an exact replica of the original from whom the somatic cell was taken. (who.int)
  • for example a stem cell encoding for skin tissue will eventually develop into skin tissue, a stem cell encoding for heart tissue will eventually develop into heart tissue and so on. (who.int)
  • This paper provides an introduction for environmental health scientists to emerging population-based rodent resources. (nih.gov)
  • Cloning technology, however, is perceived as having the potential for reproductive cloning, which raises serious ethical and moral concerns. (who.int)
  • This is reproductive cloning, and can in theory be applied to any species of mammals, including humans. (who.int)
  • Reproductive cloning versus germ cell (egg, ovum). (who.int)
  • Present address: Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. (silverchair.com)
  • 1 Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada. (silverchair.com)
  • Derivation of hESCs from human embryos is prohibited by the annual appropriations restriction on funding of human embryo research, also known as the Dickey-Wicker Amendment. (nih.gov)
  • All hESCs that have been reviewed and deemed eligible by NIH in accordance with the NIH Guideline for Human Stem Cell Research are posted on the NIH Human Stem Cell Registry . (nih.gov)
  • IRP researchers must not introduce hESCs (even if derived from embryos donated in accordance with these Guidelines) or human induced pluripotent stem cells into non-human primate blastocysts. (nih.gov)
  • IRP researchers must not breed animals where the introduction of hESCs or human induced pluripotent stem cells may have contributed to the germ line. (nih.gov)
  • Multi-cellular organisms and higher species replicate naturally through a reproduction mechanism involving male and female germ cells. (who.int)
  • This paper outlines the debates prompted through a reproduction mechanism involv- by progress in cloning research, with special ing male and female germ cells. (who.int)
  • The middle germ layer of an embryo derived from three paired mesenchymal aggregates along the neural tube. (lookformedical.com)
  • The outer of the three germ layers of an embryo. (lookformedical.com)
  • Work carried out in my group in collaboration with Prof. Figueiredo has resulted in the development of a GMP compatible culture system for expansion of limbal epithelial cells which have been transplanted into patients with unilateral limbal stem cell (LSC) deficiency. (ncl.ac.uk)
  • Forbester JL, Lees EA, Goulding D… Powrie F, Dougan G. (2018) Interleukin-22 promotes phagolysosomal fusion to induce protection against Salmonella enterica Typhimurium in human epithelial cells. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • Base-Resolution Methylome of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Used in the First Trial of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Autologous Transplantation. (kyoto-u.ac.jp)
  • The concept of human cloning has long been in the imagination of many scientists, scholars and fiction writers [1]. (who.int)
  • The con- is removed and replaced by a nucleus of cept of human cloning has long been in the another cell type, the stem cell will then imagination of many scientists, scholars and be reprogrammed to produce the product fiction writers [ 1 ]. (who.int)
  • Scientists around the world have been dazzled by the potential and realized properties of ES cells including their ability to be propagated abundantly and indefinitely before being induced to differentiate into almost any cell type in the human repertoire. (nih.gov)
  • They specify the body plan ensuring that cells will proceed to differentiate, grow, and diversify in size and shape at the correct relative positions. (lookformedical.com)
  • Gao X, Nowak-Imialek M, Chen X… Niemann H, Liu P. (2019) Establishment of human and pig expanded potential stem cells uncovers conserved signaling requirements. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • Pijuan-Sala B, Gtiffiths JA, Guibentif C… Marioni JC, Göttgens B. (2019) A single-cell molecular map of mouse gastrulation and early organogenesis. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • Very slight differences in the timing of the initial derivation of the cells, or slight genetic differences between them, may lead to real differences in how the cells respond to different conditions. (nih.gov)
  • Veerapandian V, Ackermann JO, Srivastava Y… Yang X, Jauch R. (2018) Directed Evolution of Reprogramming Factors by Cell Selection and Sequencing. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • 2018) Defining murine organogenesis at single-cell resolution reveals a role for the leukotriene pathway in regulating blood progenitor formation. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • Gao B, Ajima R, Yang W… Yamaguchi TP, Yang Y. (2018) Coordinated directional outgrowth and pattern formation by integration of Wnt5a and Fgfsignaling in planar cell polarity. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • The pluripotent stem cell-specific transcript ESRG is dispensable for human pluripotency. (kyoto-u.ac.jp)
  • So long as this form of cloning (non-human) suits human needs, does not cause harm and does not conflict with religious beliefs, it has been considered acceptable. (who.int)
  • Stewart BJ, Ferdinand JR, Clatworthy MR. (2020) Using single-cell technologies to map the human immune system - implications for nephrology. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • We also know that within humans (and other animal species) there are cells called stem cells. (who.int)
  • When the nucleus of a stem cell is removed and replaced by a nucleus of another cell type, the stem cell will then be reprogrammed to produce the product of the implanted nucleus, when it fully develops. (who.int)
  • The basic techniques of of the implanted nucleus, when it fully cloning have been known for some time, and develops. (who.int)
  • A cornerstone of our work has been the clinical implementation of stem cell therapy in patients with total and severe limbal stem cell deficiency. (ncl.ac.uk)
  • Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Cell Therapy-Promise and Challenges. (kyoto-u.ac.jp)
  • Within a year, the unit expects to produce a body of knowledge that will define and enhance the usefulness of most of the human ES cell lines that can be studied with federal funds. (nih.gov)
  • By attempting to define a standard protocol and a standard cell colonies from a single, cloned cell the unit hopes to discern any real differences in nature vs. nurture for the cell lines. (nih.gov)
  • The "see details" link on the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry includes information on two categories of possible use restrictions of lines on the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry: Provider Restrictions and NIH Restrictions. (nih.gov)
  • Mouse reference populations provide an opportunity to model environmental exposures and gene-environment interactions in human disease and to inform human health risk assessment. (nih.gov)
  • Establishment in Culture of Mouse Expanded Potential Stem Cells. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • Nodal protein was originally discovered in the region of the mouse embryo primitive streak referred to as HENSEN'S NODE. (lookformedical.com)
  • When the nucleus of a stem cell has been the technique of cloning. (who.int)
  • It is hoped that cellular factors in the egg cytoplasm will reprogram the patient's cell nucleus making it capable of generating replacement cells for the patient's body. (ca.gov)
  • Over the past several years, it has been found that this group of ERVs play an important role in embryogenesis, but their expression is silenced in most cell types in healthy adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • Human genome contains hundreds of copies of HERV-K and many of them possess complete open reading frames (ORFs) that are transcribed and translated, especially in early embryogenesis and in malignancies. (wikipedia.org)
  • demonstrated that HERV-K is transcribed during embryogenesis from the eight cell stage up to the stem cell derivation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The precise regulation by cell interactions leads to diversity of cell types and specific pattern of organization (EMBRYOGENESIS). (lookformedical.com)
  • The unit, which grew its first human embryonic stem (ES) cell early last August, was established within NINDS, but with outward-looking and increasingly ambitious goals, which start with accurate definition of the characteristics of pluripotent human ES cells and how to grow them. (nih.gov)
  • These unique resources have the potential to be powerful tools for generating hypotheses related to gene-environment interplay in human disease, performing controlled exposure studies to understand the differential responses in humans for susceptibility or resistance to environmental exposures, and identifying gene variants that influence sensitivity to toxicity and disease states. (nih.gov)
  • There is a literature review on the role of the interactions of stress, the endocrine system, and the brain in both goldfish and humans to stage the hypotheses in question, ultimately predicting a decline in cognition in fish exposed to the anxiolytics unless they are also presented with exogenous stress. (ufl.edu)
  • In Contested Cells: Global Perspectives on the Stem Cell Debate: Capps B.J., Campbell A.V.editors. (ca.gov)
  • A t this stage, the mission of NIH s new Stem Cell Unit is a little like the cells it studies. (nih.gov)
  • Notch signalling has a simple architecture but generates considerable diversity in the signaling output in a cell context-dependent manner. (hkstemcell.hk)
  • It also may be that differences in culture protocols are actually important for the different cell lines, McKay says. (nih.gov)
  • Finally, we revisited the PI3K-PDK1-Akt signaling hierarchy in human neutrophils and again found stimulus-dependent differences. (biomed.news)
  • Each of these groups has independently developed factors to grow their cells,' McKay observes. (nih.gov)
  • The basic techniques of cloning have been known for some time, and have been applied to both the plant and animal kingdoms without even stirring a ripple of concern in international conscience [2]. (who.int)
  • Pfam PF15695) increases IFITM1 levels on the cell surface and inhibits viral infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is uncertain how long ago in primate evolution the full-length HERV-K proviruses which are in the human genome today were created. (wikipedia.org)
  • Over multiple passages or replating of cells, selection of certain cells for example, those that grow more quickly could also be driving a sort of evolutionary diversification of the cell lines or even selecting for cells more prone to oncogenesis. (nih.gov)
  • Laying the Groundwork for a First-In-Human Study of an induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Intervention for Spinal Cord Injury. (kyoto-u.ac.jp)
  • Generation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell line, BRCi001-A, derived from a patient with mucopolysaccharidosis type I. (kyoto-u.ac.jp)