The investigation concluded that the lead author of the paper ... Yamanaka told a press conference (via Nikkei Asian Review). The authors had claimed success in modelling the blood-brain barrier in ...

In 2006, with formidable legal and technical obstacles keeping the promise of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in check, Shinya Yamanaka's announcement was truly a scientific 'shot heard around the world'.

Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of how to transform ordinary adult skin cells into cells that, like embryonic stem cells, are capable of ...

During one of the most linkurl:memorable;http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/23254/ conference sessions I attended, a researcher from Japan wowed an entire ...

World-renowned stem cell scientists will gather in Kyoto, Japan for the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) ...

In September 2008, Japan's patent office issued the first license related to induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to Kyoto University's Shinya Yamanaka. Ever since that decision, the stem cell ...

Ten years have elapsed since the government gave its full policy support for the research field of regenerative medicine centered on iPS cells. In 2012, Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University was ...

Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka called ... His resignation will allow Yamanaka, 59, to spend more time researching induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which can be reprogrammed into becoming ...

Since 2006, when Shinya Yamanaka ... fully differentiated cells back to their pluripotent state, scientists have been using his recipe to produce induced pluripotent stem cells. The protocol relies on ...

He reports about issues related to the atomic bombing and science. He has produced an interview series with Japanese stem cell researcher and Nobel laureate Yamanaka Shinya. He joined NHK in 1992.