A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI)
Driving neuronal differentiation
6 Dec 2011Identification of a signaling pathway could aid development of stem cell-based therapies for Parkinson’s disease
A way to maintain pluripotency
11 Oct 2011Fibroblast growth factor-2 keeps stems cells in their undifferentiated state by activating Wnt signaling
Stem cell signaling
30 Aug 2011Tyrosine phosphorylation profiles illuminate the molecular basis of self-renewal in human embryonic stem cells
Hamster rules
1 Mar 2011Chinese hamster ovary and baby hamster kidney cell lines are the best choices for producing therapeutic glycoprotein that stays in the bloodstream longer
Healing a broken heart
12 Oct 2010A new bioprocessing system enables large-scale production of heart muscle cells from stem cells
Clearing a hurdle
14 Sep 2010Efficient production of glycoprotein drugs to treat anemia and other disorders comes a step closer via genetic engineering
Eliminating the enemy within
25 May 2010An evaluation study shows that more efficient cell-sorting methods are needed to make stem cell-derived tissues sufficiently safe for transplantation
Differentiate or die
22 Dec 2009An antibody that selectively kills off undifferentiated stem cells may improve their clinical usefulness
Maintaining ‘arrested development’
10 Nov 2009Embryonic stem cells keep their developmental options open with help from two recently identified genes