From the Editor

I'll be taking some time away from blogging for the remainder of 2010. My tentative plan is to return with a different approach. For example, it may rely much less on blog posts, and more on short news items that can be found via a search of the real-time feed aggregator FriendFeed (FF) for the hashtag #cancerSC. An advantage of FF is that it permits news items and comments to be added by anyone who joins FriendFeed, and thus fosters a more community-oriented approach.

Trials to target CSCs

U-M stem cell trial shows promise against breast cancer by Kim Kozlowski, The Detroit News, September 30, 2010. Excerpt:

The research will be highlighted next week in Detroit during the World Stem Cell Summit, a gathering of 1,200 prominent stem cell scientists, industry leaders and advocates from 30 countries.

OA Video Protocol from Matsui Lab

Isolation of Stem Cells from Human Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts by Zeshaan Rasheed, Qiuju Wang, William Matsui, J Vis Exp 2010(Sep 26);(43). pii: 2169. OA Video Protocol.