Lifeline Cell Technology

Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma are the most prevalent types of blood/bone marrow cancers in the US today. Leukemia accounted for 34% (60,000 individuals) of all blood cancers in 2020 and it is estimated that over 61,000 individuals will be diagnosed with leukemia in 2021 (https://cancerstatisticscenter.cancer.org/#!/cancer-site/Leukemia ). Bone marrow is the primary site of hematopoiesis in…

It’s time for our mid-year review, how quickly it has passed! In the first half of 2021, we covered a lot of research and industry insight on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection, reflective of the deep societal and public health impact it has had globally. Researchers utilized Lifeline® cells to further their understanding of SARS-CoV-2 as…

Fibroblasts have an important structural role in the body’s tissues, responsible for depositing the extracellular matrix (ECM) and collagen necessary for connective tissue support and tissue repair. In the context of skin injuries, dermal fibroblasts, which are the main cellular component of the skin, are critical in wound healing and function by contracting the wound…

Cancer Biology: Learnings from Transcriptomics Analysis Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, or HUVECs as they are more commonly known, are widely utilized as an in vitro model system for studying physiological and pathological processes of the vascular system. Endothelial cells line the inside of blood vessels and have a central role in angiogenesis, the formation…