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Gregor Adams (Photo courtesy of USC); featured image for USC researchers discover parathyroid gland drug aids transplantation of key stem cells

USC researchers discover parathyroid gland drug aids transplantation of key stem cells

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have shown that Cinacalcet, a drug now used for treating disorders of the parathyroid gland, can help transplanted, …

Qi-Long Ying (Photo by Cristy Lytal); featured image for USC researchers create first “knockout” rats using embryonic stem cell technology

USC researchers create first “knockout” rats using embryonic stem cell technology

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have, for the first time, generated “knockout” rats—animals that are genetically modified to lack one or more genes—through …