Robert Lanza and Kwang-Soo Kim of Harvard University have won a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Opportunity Award for research in “Translating Basic Science Discoveries into New and Better Treatments” under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009....
Dr. Lanza Recognized as a “Stem Cell Pioneer”WORCESTER, MA – May 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE)—Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”; OTCBB: ACTC) announced today that the company’s Chief Scientific Officer, Robert Lanza, MD, has been recognized by BioWorld, a widely-read publication...
BY ANDREW MOSEMAN When scientists first created induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) three years ago, they were hailed as a game-changing advance for medicine: Scientists hoped the engineered cells could duplicate the talents of embryonic stem cells, which can...
by Sharon BegleyEmbryonic” and “senescent” aren’t supposed to go together any more than “good” and “grief” or other oxymorons, which is why biologist Robert Lanza was “devastated” when he saw what was happening with the human stem cells he and...
By Alice ParkStem-cell science is a fast-moving field. Just three years since a Japanese researcher first reprogrammed ordinary skin cells into stem cells without the use of embryos, scientists at a Massachusetts biotech company have repeated the feat, only this...
[mashshare] Robert Lanza on Psychology Today - Is Death An Illusion? Evidence Suggests Death Isn’t the EndEvidence suggests death isn’t the end. After the death of his old friend, Albert Einstein said “Now Besso has departed from this strange world...
Scientist in a TreehouseMany years ago, as a young boy, I persuaded myself to make an immense journey.
Winner of Discover Magazine’s ‘People’s Choice’ Award Stem cell breakthrough by Lanza and colleagues was voted the year's top story, beating the Ebola outbreak, climate change crisis, entangled photons, cosmic inflation, as well as the year's other science stories ranging...