Immune Cell Bank Bets on Future CAR T Success
Immune Cell Bank Bets on Future CAR T Success
The company Cell Vault offers to hold consumers’ T cells for later use, but scientists suggest the service would benefit very few users.
The company Cell Vault offers to hold consumers’ T cells for later use, but scientists suggest the service would benefit very few users.
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Image of the Day: Frigid Cells
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 31, 2019 | 1 min read
A new cryoprotectant safeguards frozen cells against degradation.
Coriell Institute CEO Dies
Kerry Grens | Jan 4, 2018 | 2 min read
Michael Christman oversaw the organization’s well-known biobank and pioneered a personalized medicine initiative.
Opinion: Biobanking Has a Consent Dilemma
Timothy Caulfield | Jul 25, 2017 | 3 min read
Is the deep uncertainty surrounding fundamental legal and ethical norms putting biobanks in a precarious position?
First Clinic-Ready Stem Cell Repository
Kerry Grens | Apr 6, 2017 | 4 min read
The UK Stem Cell Bank offers several lines derived from human embryonic tissue.
Banking on iPSCs
Kerry Grens | Sep 1, 2014 | 5 min read
A flurry of induced pluripotent stem cell banks are coming online, but they face significant business challenges.
Week in Review: June 30–July 4
Tracy Vence | Jul 3, 2014 | 2 min read
STAP retractions; comparing SCNT-derived stem cells with iPSCs; malaria-infected mice more attractive to mosquitoes; stem cell banks face business challenges
Banking on iPSCs
Kerry Grens | Jun 29, 2014 | 6 min read
A flurry of induced pluripotent stem cell banks are coming online, but they face significant business challenges.
Rising Waters Wash Away Cell Lines
Jef Akst | Jul 11, 2011 | 1 min read
A Danish cell bank scrambles to save irreplaceable cell and tissue samples in the wake of a flood.