Herald Sun: 23 August 2010
Australian Financial Review 23 August 2010
Reference
PLoS One
A Combined Epigenetic and Non-Genetic Approach for Reprogramming Human Somatic Cells,
Jinnuo Han, Perminder S. Sachdev, Kuldip S. Sidhu*
Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
UNSW Stem Cell Lab

From Scientific American: One for teachers, students and anyone trying to get their head around the science and associated issues of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

CSIRO and the Australian Stem Cell Centre are holding a free public lecture on stem cell research.

US scientists have developed mouse cells that look and act just like their inner-ear hair cells — the linchpin to our sense of hearing and balance.

US scientists have found a cluster of inactive genes in induced pluripotent stem cells that may be responsible for their limitations compared to embryonic stem cells.

Researchers have found a gene that is a key to embryonic stem cells’ ability to remain immortal.

Mouse embryonic stem cells have been used to replace diseased retinal cells and restore sight in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa.

It was hoped using reprogrammed mature cells would be a noncontroversial alternative to embryonic stem cells, but their low replication rates and premature ageing are proving problematic.

An experimental treatment involving human embryonic stem cells was associated with improved outcomes in tests on mice with acute lung injury.

The parents of a girl with sight problems have given up plans to take their daughter to China for stem cell therapy.