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Elizabeth Sandquist explains the process on how they perform and analyze their research on the zebrafish. (Anna Kuglar/The Signpost)

A fish-eye view on stem cells

Alma Bell, Reporter September 29, 2022

Weber State University hosted a neuroscience seminar on Sept. 23 as part of an ongoing lecture series. Elizabeth Sandquist, assistant professor of zoology and neuroscience, led the seminar and explored...

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Skin cells turned into cancer hunters

Kellie Plumhof March 2, 2016

The world of medical science broke into new territory this week as researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Lineberger Comprehensive Care Center turned skin cells into...

Science Weekly : Mature cells reverted to stem cells now possible

September 20, 2014

Scientists at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have successfully reset adult human cells to the point of their best developmental potential. For the study, which was published in Cell,...

Science Weekly: Japanese scientists create stem cells using acid

February 1, 2014

Japanese scientists published a new discovery in the journal "Nature" that could make the entire technology for making stem cells a cheaper, safer and quicker process. Cells usually have a designated...

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