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Chemistry World July 24, 2012 Rachel Cooper	Light speeds up new cell growth Scientists from Singapore have combined a photovoltaic polymer with a biocompatible polymer to make a nanofiber-based scaffold that can grow cells for skin regeneration.
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 Fiona McKenzie	Sorting the good from the bad US scientists have found a way to separate cancerous cells from healthy cells by taking advantage of their adhesion properties. Separating cancer cells for analysis is a critical step for determining the recommended course of treatment for patients.
Chemistry World August 15, 2007 John Bonner	Chemists Claim Biological Alchemy South Korean chemists say they have turned muscle cells from the sole of a human foot into something akin to stem cells, using a simple molecule called neurodazine.
Bio-IT World April 2006	Virtual Stem Cell Laboratory Goes Live Children's Hospital in Boston's Virtual Stem Cell Laboratory web site allows online visitors to manipulate and investigate a "living" culture of embryonic stem cells.
Chemistry World July 21, 2011 Elinor Richards	Cell Control to Change Cell Function US scientists can now control the reactions occurring inside cells.
Reactive Reports Issue 64 David Bradley	Stem to Sperm New research shows that stem cells from human bone marrow can be converted into early-stage sperm. The discovery could lead to novel fertility treatments in the long-term.
Chemistry World April 2, 2009 Michael Gross	Light-guided hydrogels direct cell growth Researchers in the US have developed a gel-like material whose structural and chemical properties can change in response to laser light
Chemistry World November 2, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	Nanospikes Stick Out From the Crowd Tiny 'nanospikes' cut from surfaces with a laser will drastically improve performance in photovoltaic cells, biomaterials and even computer processors, say US researchers.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Richard Saltus	T-Cell Booster Kits A bioengineer remodels cell surfaces to prod the immune system.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Less-Risky Stem Cell Play Life Technologies is a clear leader in stem cell reagents.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Brian Orelli	Repairing a Broken Heart Stem cells may be the new cure. If research continues on track, Geron expects to ask FDA to start clinical trials late next year or in early 2009. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2004 Charly Travers	Are Stem Cells a Rule Breaker? Does the science offer real hope or just hype? Biotech investors take on enough risk in the normal course of drug development that they do not need to worry about whether or not the underlying technology even works.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Rich Duprey	Aastrom to Leap Into Trials The biotech firm advances to the next stage of clinical studies in stem cell research. Investors, take note.
Scientific American December 2008 Tim Hornyak	Turning Back the Cellular Clock: A Farewell to Embryonic Stem Cells? Shinya Yamanaka discovered how to revert adult cells to an embryonic state. These induced pluripotent stem cells might soon supplant their embryonic cousins in therapeutic promise
Technology Research News March 23, 2005 Eric Smalley	Inkjet prints human cells Scientists tackle challenge of putting the right cells in the right places and ensuring that the cells survive the rough ride.
AskMen.com	Synthetic Sperm Created British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from stem cells, but other experts questioned their data.
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	Lab-Grown Liver New cell culture system solves problem of growing liver cells.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Cassandra Willyard	A Faster Knockout With a virus, a needle, and an ultrasound machine, researchers have drastically cut the time it takes to disable a gene in mice.
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	A Boost for Broken Hearts? The Institute of Regenerative Medicine in Barbados is convinced that stem cells from fetuses can repair cardiac damage.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	Stem Your Expectations of Stem-Cell Discoveries Making "stem" cells out of skin cells isn't all it's cracked up to be. The recent discovery has a long way to go before it can catch up to the research currently being done with stem cells.
Chemistry World April 2010	Column: The crucible We are getting better at manipulating cells to grow into the tissues we need. Chemical factors are key, says Philip Ball
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Brian Orelli	A Stem-Cell Primer Public funding from states could help companies doing stem cell research. Read about Geron, StemCells, Osiris Therapeutics, ViaCell and Invitrogen, companies that may profit from the increased public spending.
Chemistry World February 4, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	Transplant tracking Magnetic nanoparticles could be used to track neural stem cells after a transplant in order to monitor how the cells heal spinal injuries, say UK scientists.
Scientific American March 2007 Alison Snyder	Sight for Sore Eyes Having generated a cell source and overcome the safety concerns associated with transplanting stem cells, researchers still face possibly their biggest challenge: showing that the transplanted photoreceptors wire up to other neurons that eventually connect to the optic nerves.
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Richard Saltus	Three-Dimensional Cell Cultures Thinking big but starting small, Sangeeta Bhatia is closing in on her ambitious goal: growing human livers in the lab from scratch.
Chemistry World November 10, 2006 Victoria Gill	Healing Threads Spun From Living Cells Researchers have successfully made microthreads from polymers containing living cells, using a technique called electrospinning. These biologically active threads could be formed into medical scaffolds, to deliver cells directly to tissue and promote healing.
Scientific American September 19, 2005 Charles Q. Choi	Chatting Up Cells Stem cells can transform into whatever cell the body tells them to. Unfortunately, scientists have yet to master that particular gift of gab. But investigators may soon crack the language with tiny "chat rooms" for stem cells.
BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 Rob Waters	Stem Cells That Save Big Pharma a Bundle Drugmakers hope to save big by using stem cells to test drugs for dangerous side effects long before costly human trials are needed.
Chemistry World April 7, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Cells get in line Magnetic nanoparticles that 'shepherd' cells into neat lines have been designed by American scientists.
Popular Mechanics January 28, 2010 Cassie Rodenberg	Next-Gen Transplant Techniques Can Stop Organ Rejection About 77 organ transplants are performed each day in the U.S., and more than 101,000 people are on a wait list for body parts such as hearts, skin and veins, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Chemistry World July 1, 2012 Mellisae Fellet	3D printed sugar network to feed engineered organs US researchers can build vessels into a cell-containing gel -- the beginnings of a thick tissue. Scientists form the gel around a lattice of printed sugar fibers. The fibers dissolve after the gel sets, leaving a network of channels that carry nutrients like blood vessels.
Chemistry World December 8, 2015 Liisa Niitsoo	A sound idea for treating lung disease Scientists in Australia have made a portable device that gently vibrates stem cells with sound waves to turn them into an aerosol. The system could be an effective route for treating various pulmonary diseases.
Chemistry World August 2, 2011 Kate McAlpine	Hacking into chemical cell phone calls US researchers have made a nanodevice that can eavesdrop on a cell's mutterings, and they say it could be adapted to listen in on conversations between cells.
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	Young Again Niche cells can reverse the aging of stem cells.
Scientific American January 17, 2007 Charles Q. Choi	A Stroke for Stem Cells The brain becomes a target in stem cell clinical trials.
Chemistry World October 31, 2012 Ian Le Guillou	A cell for a cell If you ever need to isolate a single bacterial cell, why not build it a prison cell? This is the approach that colleagues from Sandia National Laboratories, US, have taken. Using multi-photon lithography, they can construct four walls and a roof around a single cell in just over a minute.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Swings for the Fences A long shot, but at least it's cheap. Pfizer seems to have taken a particular liking to stem cells, having established a unit to study them last year
Chemistry World September 20, 2012 Hayley Birch	Lift off for nanoscale printing A new printing technique developed by US scientists allows them to transfer a pattern with nanoscale features from a stamp onto a surface, achieving surprisingly sharp results. The technique could help bring down the cost of high resolution lithography.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2008 Brian Orelli	Obama Can't Save Stem Cell Companies While government-sponsored research on embryonic stem cells might eventually help scientists better understand all stem cells, it's not likely to help the companies right now.
Chemistry World October 23, 2011 David Bradley	Clicking Together Cultural Niches Researchers in the US have made three-dimensional hydrogels that are not only compatible with living cells but can be tuned to create specialist growing environments - culture niches - for studying cell function.
Chemistry World July 11, 2006 Simon Hadlington	Spin Doctors Find New Way to Make Skin Scaffold Researchers have developed a new type of polymer scaffold support for growing cultured human skin cells. The team showed that the mechanical and geometric properties of the scaffold are far more important than any specific chemical property.
Popular Mechanics November 17, 2009 Elizabeth Svoboda	Five Body Parts You May Be Able to Regrow Soon(ish) New hope for injured hearts, lungs, arms and legs as well as other body regeneration strategies.
Scientific American July 2008 Sally Lehrman	Dolly's Creator Moves Away from Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cells Like many stem cell pioneers, Ian Wilmut, the creator of Dolly the sheep, has jumped to an alternative approach. Is this the beginning of the end for embryonic cloning?
Chemistry World April 11, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Super Cells Made with 'Inorganic Armor' Chemists in China have coated living cells with egg-like shells, granting them a wide range of new properties.
Bio-IT World August 2005 Maureen McDonough	U.K. Framework Offers Stem Cells a Future The United Kingdom has managed to cut through the noise surrounding stem cell research, creating a regulatory framework that fosters an environment of international collaboration and excellent R&D programs. And they try to do it all in an ethical way.
Chemistry World August 7, 2008 Simon Hadlington	RNA stops HIV in its tracks Scientists have successfully used a biochemical Trojan horse to smuggle killer sequences of RNA into immune cells to mug invading HIV, stopping infection in its tracks
HHMI Bulletin February 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams	Releasing the Brakes on Cell Fate Converting one cell type directly into another is a kind of modern-day alchemy, an ultimate goal in biological research. But unlike turning base metals into gold, changing a cell's identity is feasible, new research shows.
Chemistry World January 17, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Rainbow Hued Graphene Oxide Repels Water Scientists in China have used a laser to carve out a pattern of ridges and valleys on layered graphene oxide to mimic two of nature's tricks in one go - iridescence and superhydrophobicity.
Chemistry World November 7, 2012 Jennifer Newton	Ink containing living cells to print tissue Scientists in Australia are a step closer to printing living cells for tissue engineering with the development of a new bio-ink that allows the cells to stay alive until they are printed and not clog up the printer nozzle.
Chemistry World August 12, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Nanowire-tapping cells Nanoscale electronic probes that can enter cells without damaging them have been made by US scientists.