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                  • 09 Oct 24 - Gene-edited cells could halt MS progression
                  • 03 Oct 24 - Specialised sensory cell structures could be key to improved liver transplant success
                  • 30 Aug 24 - Training the next generation of dementia researchers
                  • 09 Jul 24 - EMBO membership for Professor Sally Lowell
                  • 12 Jun 24 - CRM welcomes group leader Dr Stefano Comazzetto
                  • 07 Jun 24 - Kinder and more effective treatment for childhood dementia
                  • 18 Apr 24 - Sally Lowell receives Wolpert Medal
                  • 14 Feb 24 - Male fertility gene discovery reveals path to success for sperm
                  • 12 Feb 24 - Spotlighting Dr Antonella Fidanza for Women and Girls in Science Day
                  • 19 Jan 23 - IRR South building opened by The Princess Royal
              • News archive 2023
                  • 01 Nov 23 - Parkinson's UK award to look into role of alpha-synuclein
                  • 11 Sep 23 - Statement on the death of Professor Sir Ian Wilmut
                  • 18 May 23 - Sally Lowell elected to respected Fellowship
                  • 25 Apr 23 - New CRM Principal Investigator
                  • 31 Mar 23 - £10million gift to IRR
              • News archive 2022
                  • 21 Dec 22 - Discovery may boost liver transplant success
                  • 08 Dec 22 - EC DNA copy number key to oncogene expression
                  • 15 Nov 22 - Ancient disease potential to regenerate livers
                  • 06 Sept 22 - Ian Chambers collects FEBS Letters Award
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                  • 11 Aug 22 - SensiBile: revolutionising liver transplantation
                  • 07 Jul 22 - Blood test could predict risk of leukaemia
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                  • 08 Mar 22 - Liver cells show potential to treat biliary disease
                  • 04 Mar 22 - FEBS Letters outstanding paper 2021
                  • 11 Jan 22 - Transcription Factors Key to Inducing Germ Cells
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                  • 17 Dec 21 - Katrin meets Blood Cancer fundraiser
                  • 25 Nov 21 - Return of the retreat
                  • 29 Oct 21 - Fetal origin infant leukemia’s Achilles heel
                  • 14 Sep 21 - Liver implant start-up Stimuliver launched
                  • 5 Aug 21 - OCT4 influences cell fate by interacting with packaged DNA
                  • 5 July 21 - Dolly’s legacy, 25 years on
                  • 29 June 21 - CGT Catapult expansion
                  • 28 June 21 - Identifying drivers of infant leukaemia
                  • Royal Society of Chemistry Prize for Parkinson's team
                  • 24 May 21 - Laser technique offers hope for liver transplants
                  • 23 Apr 21 - #WhyLabResearchMatters
                  • 14 Apr 21 - How brain cancer evades immune attack
                  • 31 Mar 21 - Farewell to Charles ffrench-Constant
                  • 04 Mar 21 - Origins of childhood brain cancer
                  • 19 Feb 21 - Centre of excellence to tackle MS
                  • 20 Jan 21 - Selective brain cell loss in MS
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                  • 17 Dec 20 - Analysis may hold key to laboratory blood production
                  • 11 Dec 20 - Postgraduate student achievements
                  • 10 Dec 20 - Freezing Parkinson’s cells
                  • 10 Dec 20 - Online STEM Clubs
                  • 02 Dec 20 - Cell therapy spinout targets liver repair
                  • 20 Nov 20 - New target for the treatment of bile duct cancer
                  • 09 Nov 20 - YTHDF2 protects blood stem cells from burnout
                  • 19 Oct 20 - £2m donation for research
                  • 03 Oct 20 - Bioengineering liver tissue
                  • 17 Sep 20 - Blood stem cell renewal potential
                  • 17 Sep 20 - Landscape of early blood stem cells
                  • 15 Sep 20 - Pollard supports cancer biotech
                  • 16 Jul 20 - Sperm discovery
                  • 13 Jul 20 - STEM boxes
                  • 07 Jul 20 - EMBO membership
                  • 06 Jul 20 - Production of hepatic progenitors
                  • 01 Jul 20 - Personal Chair award
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                  • 05 May 20 - Senior Fellowship award
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                  • 30 Mar 20 - Presenting in Parliament
                  • 08 Mar 20 - International Women's Day
                  • 08 Jan 20 - Hooke Medal 2020
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                  • 09 Nov 19 - Rolls-Royce Science Prize
                  • 17 Oct 19 - #StopMS campaign
                  • 17 Oct 19 - My summer internship
                  • 07 Oct 19 - Macrophage cell therapy trial
                  • 02 Oct 19 - Chancellor's Award
                  • 22 Aug 19 - Parkinson’s research award
                  • 08 Aug 19 - Importance of Id1 gene
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                  • 30 Apr 19 - 10 years of CRM
                  • 26 Apr 19 - Blood cancer discovery
                  • 18 Apr 19 - CRM brain cancer research
                  • 20 Mar 19 - Skin swab for Parkinson’s?
                  • 01 Mar 19 - New Fellow of RSE
                  • 21 Feb 19 - Engineered macrophages
                  • 24 Jan 19 - Fresh insights into MS
              • News archive 2018
                  • Parkinson’s Disease resistant dopamine neurones could improve cell therapies
                  • Fresh insights into early development of reproductive cells
                  • Early mouse development: Authors Interview
                  • Stem cell liver implants show promise
                  • Liver failure could be eased by anti-cancer drug
                  • Powerful new technique reveals catalogue of genetic enhancers active in human embryonic stem cells
                  • Brain study paves way for dementia therapy
                  • CRM at 10: Celebrating 10 years of the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine
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                  • £4M bid to find therapies that prompt tissues to repair
                  • Failure in male sex cell development caused by a hijacking of genetic blueprint
                  • Professor Sir Ian Wilmut lends support to Parkinson's Initiative
                  • Potential new target for treatment of liver disease
                  • Immune system could be key in fight against cancer
                  • 'Immortal gene' Nanog plays key role in early sex cell development
              • News archive 2017
                  • Discovery speeds cell reprogramming
                  • New understanding of egg development in mammals
                  • CRM student Sophie Quick wins prize in MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Competition
                  • Building for the future of Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh
                  • Cell-based therapies could be boosted by new antioxidant
                  • Blindness study shows how gene causes middle-age sight loss
                  • New “backup” liver repair mechanism
                  • An art exhibition, by CRM scientists
                  • Cigarette damage to unborn children revealed in stem cell study
                  • Stem cell-derived macrophages could treat liver fibrosis
                  • Brain tumours exploit proteins that control normal brain stem cells
                  • Charles ffrench-Constant elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
                  • New Mechanism of Repair in the Testes Offers Hope for Fertility
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              • News archive 2016
                  • New clues to cause of bile duct cancer
                  • New insights into blood cancer that develops before birth
                  • Edinburgh scientists to get £3.7million CRUK funding for cutting edge cancer research
                  • £1.8M for novel synthetic factors to improve iPS technology
                  • Using cellular components to treat drug overdose
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                  • Further understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying blood disorders
                  • Facts and figures 2015
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                  • How signals tell cells what to become: progress towards cell replacement therapy for Diabetes
                  • £4M to further understand reprogramming of cells
                  • Cancer study identifies genes that stop onset of leukaemia
                  • New Director
                  • Stem cell study paves the way for patient therapies
                  • Liver cell therapies closer as study reveals key to mass production
                  • Skin scent offers Parkinson’s hope
                  • PhD student Alison McGarvey wins Wilmut Prize
                  • New 'Tissue Repair' PhD programme
                  • CRM welcomes 18 new PhD students
                  • Immunity study signals new ways to treat liver failure
                  • Liver regrown from stem cells
                  • Golf stars in fundraising drive for multiple sclerosis research
                  • Fundraising for research at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival (EMF)
                  • £2m funding for Edinburgh Centre for MS Research
                  • Transcription factors target tightly packed DNA to initiate reprogramming
                  • £10.7M funding for new Centre for Tissue Regeneration and Repair
                  • Bile duct cancer study may pave way for new treatments
                  • University of Edinburgh and Genzyme collaboration aims to reduce neurodegeneration in MS
              • News archive 2014
                  • CRM researchers contribute to excellent REF 2014 results
                  • Cell therapy trial offers new hope to liver disease patients
                  • PhD student Tyson Ruetz wins Wilmut Prize
                  • Protein called Cited2 is an essential regulator of embryonic stem cell functions
                  • Researchers grow ‘seed’ of spinal cord tissue in a dish
                  • Fully functional immune organ grown in mice from lab-created cells
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                  • CRM scientists connect with Scottish communities
                  • Training course for GP's, healthcare professionals and medical students
                  • Next step in research efforts to culture red blood cells for blood transfusions
                  • Scientists regenerate immune organ in mice
                  • CRM PhD student wins prestigious oral plenary prize of Royal College of Physicians
                  • Signalling molecule Wnt biases the earliest fate choices of pluripotent cells
                  • CRM PhD student Yali Huang winner of video contest showcasing research on early embryo development
                  • Stem cell research may aid quest to repair damaged immunity
                  • CRM Highlights 2013
              • News archive 2013
                  • Molecule E-cadherin plays key role in turning stem cells into nerve cells
                  • Mind Yer Brain: breaking down communication barriers
                  • New report on stem cell research reveals the field is growing twice as fast as the world average.
                  • Why stem cells need to stick with their friends
                  • CRM student highlights 2013
                  • Anne Rowling Clinic opens with Royal seal of approval
                  • £10M capital funding to build a new ‘stem cell niche’ facility
                  • Licences granted for manufacture of human cell therapy products
                  • CRM Scientists engage with Scottish communities at Music Festivals
                  • MS research points towards treatments to repair damaged nerves
                  • Transatlantic partnership to tackle neurodegenerative disease
                  • SCRM building wins New Laboratory Building of the Year award
                  • Stem cells reach standard for use in drug development
                  • Stem cell study could aid quest to combat range of diseases
                  • CRM scientists connect with Scottish communities
                  • Study reveals key insights of thymus development in humans
                  • Science film earns festival plaudit
                  • CRM to lead on new £4.5M collaborative research network
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