Guest:
Professor Hank Greely is the Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and Professor, by courtesy, of Genetics at Stanford University. He is also the Director of the Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences. He talks about his career path into bioethics and ethical considerations for organoids, bodyoids, and embryo models. He also discusses the potential future of reproduction, including gametogenesis, ectogenesis, and genetic selection and editing of embryos. (35:47)
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The Stem Cell Science Round Up
Somatosensory Assembloids – A four-part assembloid integrates somatosensory, spinal, thalamic and cortical organoids to model the spinothalamic pathway. (1:25)
Neural Grafts for Parkinson’s Disease – Cloaked human neural grafts evade immune detection in humanized mouse model. (11:00)
Neural Stem Cells Outside the Central Nervous System – Peripheral neural stem cells display features similar to brain neural stem cells, including the ability to differentiate into mature neurons. (19:00)
Cell Therapy for Kidney Disease – Expanded hiPSC-derived nephron progenitor cells may be useful cell therapies for acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. (28:00)