Jalees Rehman

Jalees Rehman is an associate professor of medicine and pharmacology at the University of Illinois. He blogs on regenerative medicine at SciLogs and on science, culture and religion at Fragments of Truth.

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Fluorescent microscopy image of cells with blue nuclei, green microtubules and red actin filaments.

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Chemistry

The power of fat

Human fat cells can be used to regenerate damaged hearts and ageing joints. So should we start piling on the pounds?

Jalees Rehman

Microscope image of yellow sperm cells with long tails on a black background.

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Human reproduction

Where’s the male Pill?

Many promising male contraceptives are in development, but none have come to market. What’s taking so long?

Jalees Rehman