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What’s new in Pubmed this week: Stem Cells
I’m subscribed to some search feeds at Pubmed. Here’s what caught my eye this week in the Stem Cells feed:
I’ve worked out a method for doing immunohistochemistry (IHC) on formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections of bone.
Bone is very autofluorescent, so most dyes that excite in the visible range also excite substances present in bone itself, making it hard to find the specific signal generated by the dye-conjugated antibody. However, I noticed when using DAPI, an … Continue reading
Prospectus for Research William Gunn Investigating the role of MSCs in repair of bone. Introduction The Adult Stem/Progenitor cells called MSCs were first identified by Friedenstein in 1976 1, and since then they have been found to have mitogenic, anti-apoptotic, … Continue reading
Open Science
Taking a cue from my colleague Attila, I will be writing my dissertation via blog. My hope is that increased exposure, however slight, will improve the clarity of my thought and strength of my research plan through helpful comments and … Continue reading