The birth and engraftment of a blood stem cell | Boston Children’s Hospital

Categories: Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology

When a patient receives a bone marrow transplant, the transplanted blood stem cells find their home, begin dividing and establish themselves in the body much like natural blood stem cells do.

This zebrafish animation illustrates findings from the Stem Cell Research Program at Boston Children’s Hospital that reveal this natural process for the first time, providing clues that will help scientists improve bone marrow transplants.

Leonard Zon, MD, and colleagues published their full findings in the January 15, 2015 issue of Cell.

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LK says:

February 2, 2015 at 9:53 PM

That video blew my mind! I will show it to my grade 10s in the next week or so. Thanks! LK

STAO Blogster says:

February 3, 2015 at 9:59 AM

Your most welcome Leila. It had the same effect on me. That’s why I had to include it. Please continue to share you best teaching practices. Thanks again for supporting getting teachers and kids excited about science through STAOBlog.

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