A fast track “Hot Start” process was implemented to launch the European Bank for Induced
Pluripotent Stem Cells (EBiSC) to provide early release of a range of established control and …

This article summarizes the recent activity of the International Stem Cell Banking Initiative (ISCBI)
held at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) in California (June 26, …

The European Bank for induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (EBiSC) has collected iPSC lines
associated with genetic diseases and healthy controls from across Europe and made these …

A number of studies have focused on the beneficial properties of Curcumin (diferuloyl methane,
used in South Asian cuisine and traditional medicine) such as the chemoprevention of …

Sessions included an overview of past cell therapy (CT) conferences sponsored by the
International Alliance for Biological Standardization (IABS). The sessions highlighted challenges …

Objective In antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) nephropathy, activation of the mammalian
target of rapamycin (mTOR) contributes to endothelial cell proliferation, a key finding of aPL …

Accumulating evidence suggests that bacteriocin production represents a probiotic trait for
intestinal strains to promote dominance, fight infection, and even signal the immune system. …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder which results from mutations in the
cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene encoding the CFTR protein. Defects in …

Background Over 2,000 people a year in the United Kingdom need a bone marrow or blood
stem cell transplant. It is important to accurately quantify the hematopoietic stem cells to …

Bacteriocin production is an important probiotic trait of intestinal bacteria. In this study, we
identify a new type of bacteriocin, bactofencin A, produced by a porcine intestinal isolate …