Oakland Journal Number 19: Fall 2010

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Meeting Report: The First Midwest Conference on Stem Cell Biology and Therapy (SCBT)
(Oakland University, 2010-10-01) Dinda, Sumi; Chaudhry, G. Rasul; Cole, Natalie B.
This well-planned conference was structured into a unique 3-day format designed to bring together scientists and clinicians from various disciplines to share their research results and experiences as well as ideas concerning future research and therapeutic strategies in this rapidly advancing field of stem cell biology. Given the wealth of information presented and the range of topics covered, we will not even attempt to summarize all the findings in this brief report. We present here some of the highlights of the conference proceedings.
A Wondrous Tale of a Sperm Tail
(Oakland University, 2010-10-01) Lindemann, Charles B.; Cole, Natalie B.
What does this sperm tail tale teach us about the connectedness of the biological world? What could be more compelling evidence for the continuity of the tree of life than the amazing conservation of the genes of the sperm tail in so many distantly related organisms? We find the same proteins are recognizable in the sperm of humans, rats, mice, fish, sea urchins, and even Chlamydomonas, a green plant! Creationists fret that Darwin’s theory of evolution reduces us to the descendants of apes. Sperm tail researchers have glimpsed a more humbling truth; we are the direct linear descendants of pond scum.