University of Northern Iowa
Posted in Events on Nov 30th, 2006
June 24 - 28, 2007
Iowa State University
Scheman Building
Ames, IA
The symposium focuses on secretory tissues (floral glands) and their relevance for the ecosystem. It also addresses questions concerning gene flow between cultivated plants and their wild relatives - which is of particular intererest for plant biotechnology in regard to transgenic plants.
http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/plantbee/home.html
Posted in Stem Cells on Nov 30th, 2006
For stem cells, timing is key: To maintain their versatility they rely on a molecular mechanism that keeps the cells in a state of self-renewal until they are needed by adjacent tissue. Now, new reveals that in skin, the Tcf3 protein is a critical component of this mechanism, where it functions both [...]
Posted in Stem Cells on Nov 30th, 2006
Researchers have discovered what appears to be a master cardiac stem cell, capable of differentiating into the three major types of cells that make up the mammalian heart.
bio.com
Posted in Stem Cells on Nov 23rd, 2006
Biochemists at Oregon State University have developed a new method to identify the “DNA-binding transcription factors” that help steer stem cells into forming the wide variety of cells that ultimately make up all the organs and parts of a living vertebrate animal.
bio.com