Therapeutic cloning: new paradigm for regenerative and stem cell therapy? Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) entails the removal of an oocyte nucleus followed by its replacement with a nucleus derived from a somatic cell obtained from that patient. Activation with … Continue reading
Genetically modified cells in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2010 Jun 15;62(7-8):683-98. Epub 2010 Jan 28. Regenerative medicine appears to take as its patron, the Titan Prometheus, whose liver was able to regenerate daily, as the … Continue reading
Understanding of Bioartificial Organs Tissue engineering involves the in vitro or in vivo generation of organoids such as cartilage, skin or nerves. More ambitious projects seek to ameliorate the quality of life of diseased or injured patients and reduce the … Continue reading
Progress & Prospects: Gene therapy In Aging excerpts Gene Therapy (2009) 16, 3–9; doi:10.1038/gt.2008.166 S I S Rattan and R Singh Studies performed on various experimental model systems indicate that genetic interventions can increase longevity, even if in a highly … Continue reading
MFIII: The Swiss Anti-Aging Placenta Cell Therapy Supplement Why Cell Therapy? As we know, our cells are naturally and regularly replenished throughout our lives through the division of cells. This is a particularly efficient process in our youth. The result … Continue reading
Tissue Engineering Opens the Door to Replacement Organs Organ transplant is fast becoming a demand in the field of medicine and health. Some fifty years ago, the first ever kidney transplant was successfully performed, paving the way for the development … Continue reading
Decellularization and Lung Tissue Engineering Decellularization, or recellularization, is a fairly new technique in tissue engineering wherein a donor organ is chemically stripped of its cells, leaving behind the intricate structure of the extracellular matrix. That structure is then repopulated … Continue reading
Therapeutic Cloning vs Reproductive Cloning Therapeutic cloning will in time allow scientists to create organs that are a perfect match for those in need of a transplant. The cloned organ would be based on the recipient’s genetic material and would … Continue reading
According to CNN Health – June 2011 – Engineers announced at an American Heart Association conference on emerging technology that they can grow sheets of human cells from human skin cells in a laboratory, and synthesize them into tubes to … Continue reading
For a moment in time, an embryonic stem cell has infinite possibilities. These “master” cells that form part of a newly created embryo have the capacity to grow into literally any tissue the body might require: bone, hair, nerves, muscle, … Continue reading