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Thanks for tuning in for Episode 59 of The Stem Cell Podcast, \u201cClinical Grade\u201d featuring Dr. Tilo Kunath. This and all of our episodes are presented by Thermo-Fisher Scientific. Go to stemcellpodcast.com for all of our episodes and to sign up for the newsletter. We begin as always with the Science Round Up and discuss the latest science and stem cell news including:

A way to grow stem cells on seaweed
A meeting describing the state of disease modeling using stem cells
Sleep derivation affects stem cell transplants
Cranberry juice just as effective as antibiotic for urinary tract infections
Smoking really strong weed strains can affect your brain
A new way to make retinal cells from stem cells

For the interview portion of the show, sponsored by STEMCELL Technologies, we bring on researcher Dr. Tilo Kunath to discuss his work on characterizing clinical grade stem cells so they can be used for patient therapies.\xa0We talk to Tilo about his past and current work including his latest paper published in Science Reports. Don't miss Tilo's funny story and extra pictures to go with it! Finally we close the show with our signature rant on Centigrade versus Fahrenheit.\xa0 Be sure to continue the discussion on stemcellchat.com. Enjoy!



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Resources, Links and Research Papers Mentioned In This Session Include:

Boeing Develops New Metal That Could Revolutionise Aeroplanes \u2013 In this article, Boeing reveals microlattice: a metal so thin that it can sit on the head of a dandelion.

Smoking High-Strength Cannabis May Damage Nerve Fibres In Brain \u2013 According to this article, people who regularly smoked strong skunk-like cannabis revealed subtle differences in the white matter that connects the left and right hemispheres and carries signals from one side of the brain to the other.

A Breakdown Product Of Aspirin Blocks Cell Death Associated With Alzheimer's, Parkinson's And Huntington's Diseases \u2013 In this article, a new study finds component of aspirin binds to an enzyme called GAPDH, which is believed to play a major role in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.

Sleep Deprivation Affects Stem Cells, Reducing Transplant Efficiency \u2013 In this article, researchers found that a sleep deficit of just four hours affects by as much as 50 percent the ability of stem cells of the blood and immune system to migrate to the proper spots in the bone marrow of recipient mice and churn out the cell types necessary to reconstitute a damaged immune system.

Genome-wide RNA-Seq of Human Motor Neurons Implicates Selective ER Stress Activation in Spinal Muscular Atrophy \u2013 This article shows that selective activation of ER stress underlies motor neuron (MN) death in spinal...