Happy New Year everyone, thanks for all the support in 2015 and looking forward to a great 2016. The Stem Cell Podcast is presented by Thermo-Fisher Scientific, please go to stemcellpodcast.com for all our episodes and to sign up for our newsletter. In this episode we start with our signature science roundup, a quickie but goodie. Some of the papers we discuss include:
New elements added to the periodic table
Stem cells to save the endangered white rhino species
A new way to make serotonin neurons
Human stem cells injected into a mouse embryo
Stem cells can make cells that help functionally recover a model of spinal cord injury.
For the interview portion of the show sponsored STEMCELL Technologies, we feature some of our conversations with attendees from the 2015 World Stem Cell Summit from Atlanta, GA. Finally we close with a rant on noisy radiators and how heat dries out your nose.
Happy New Year!
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4 New Elements Are Added To The Periodic Table – This article reports that the elements with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 will get permanent names soon, according to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, with two of the four elements now known as ununseptium and ununtrium.
New Type Of Moon Rock Discovered By China's Yutu Lunar Rover – In this article, China's Yutu lunar rover made the discovery on a long-dead lava flow in the giant Mare Imbrium dark spot and found the volcanic rock known as basalt which has intermediate levels of titanium.
CMV Vaccine Created at City of Hope is Found Safe, Effective in Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplants – According to this article, City of Hope researchers now report that an innovative vaccine known as CMVPepVax that boosts cellular immunity against cytomegalovirus, or CMV is safe and effective in stem cell transplant recipients.
Melting Sea Ice Increases Arctic Precipitation, Complicates Climate Predictions – This article reports that the melting of sea ice will significantly increase Arctic precipitation, creating a climate feedback comparable to doubling global carbon dioxide, according to the findings of Dartmouth College-led study.
Eating Poorly And Depressed? Yale Team Finds Connection — And Maybe A Solution – In this article, Yale researchers report that effects of a high-fat diet overlap with those of chronic stress and could also be a contributing factor in depression as well as metabolic disorders such as Type 2 diabetes.
MERS Vaccine Protects Camels, Which Is Good for People – According to this article, the vaccine, which was developed by German scientists,
