Competence Center Stem Cells, Uni Basel, Switzerland

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Repressive and active histone methylation mark distinct promoters in human and mouse spermatozoa. Publication in Nature Struct & Mol Biol in May 2010. Antoine Peters and his colleagues report on the genomic distribution of post-translationally modified histones in spermatozoa as a source of epigenetic information transmitted from father to offspring. Weblink1 Weblink2

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A global perspective. Publication in JAMA, April 2010.
Alois Gratwohl together with transplant experts worldwide and in a collaborative work with economists in St. Gallen presents global macroeconomic aspects of this stem cell therapy. Details (pdf)

Recapitulation of human bone formation using mesenchymal stem cells. Publication in PNAS USA, April 2010.
Ivan Martin and his colleagues demonstrate the capacity of human bone marrow mesenchymal cells to generate the engineered functional bone tissue when implanted into nude mice. Details (pdf)