Abstract: Provided herein are isolated neural stem cells and methods of making neural stem cells from human trophoblast stem cells. The isolated neural stem cells can be immune-privileged and express one or more protein(s). Also provided are methods for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using suitable preparations comprising the isolated neural stem cells.

Abstract: In particular embodiments, a computing system may access a particular image frame and corresponding depth information of a dynamic scene. The depth information is used to generate a point cloud of the particular image frame. The system may generate a first latent representation based on the point cloud. The system may access a sequence of image frames of the dynamic scene and a set of key frames. The system may generate, using a temporal transformer, a second latent representation based on tracking and combining temporal relationship between the sequence of image frames and the set of key frames. The system may access camera parameters for rendering the one or more objects from a desired novel viewpoint and generate a third latent representation. The system may train an improved neural radiance fields (NeRF) based model for free-viewpoint rendering of the dynamic scene based on the first, second, and third latent representations.

Abstract: In one embodiment, one or more computing systems may receive an image comprising pixels corresponding to a person captured by a camera from a camera viewpoint. The one or more computing systems may generate, based on the image, (1) a first body-surface mapping associated with the camera viewpoint, the first body-surface mapping indicates, for each of the pixels corresponding to the person, a corresponding location on a surface of a human body, and (2) a second body-surface mapping associated with a first virtual viewpoint different from the camera viewpoint. The one or more computing systems may generate a partial texture of the person by warping the pixels corresponding to the person based on the first body-surface mapping, the partial texture having incomplete texel information. The one or more computing systems may generate, based on the partial texture, a full texture of the person, the full texture having complete texel information.

Abstract: Provided herein are isolated neural stem cells and methods of making neural stem cells from human trophoblast stem cells. The isolated neural stem cells can be immune privileged and express one or more protein(s). Also provided are methods for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using suitable preparations comprising the isolated neural stem cells.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are human hepatocytes for example isolated human hepatic progenitor cells, artificial tissue or organ thereof, and kits or compositions thereof. Also disclosed herein are various methods of using a human hepatocyte disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions comprising secretomes, for example secreted proteins from stem cells, and uses thereof. A composition that contains a secretome and an acceptable excipient may be free of a cell. The compositions are useful for inducing an immune response, treating an inflammatory response, treating a microbial infection, differentiating cells, wound healing, embryonic development, placental development, central nervous system development, or morphogenesis.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes generating a front panel of a garment based on one or more images including the garment, generating a back panel of the garment, aligning the front panel and the back panel in a three-dimensional space so that the front panel is in front of a three-dimensional body and the back panel is behind the three-dimensional body, identifying one or more pairs of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel, wherein each pair of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel are to be attached together, and generating a digital garment by attaching each of the identified one or more pairs of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel through a plurality of iterative simulations using a physics simulation model.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes reconstructing a three-dimensional shape of a target object, creating a two-dimensional normal map for the three-dimensional shape of the target object, accessing image data and depth data associated with the target object, generating a first normal data associated with the target object using the image data and the depth data, updating the normal map using the first normal data, and re-rendering the three-dimensional shape of the target object based on the updated normal map.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are mortal pluripotent stem cells produced in vitro and compositions thereof. Disclosed herein are methods of treating a disorder or condition by utilizing the cells disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are methods of growing cells in culture medium as well as populations of mortal pluripotent stem cells differentiated therefrom.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes generating a front panel of a garment based on one or more images including the garment, generating a back panel of the garment, aligning the front panel and the back panel in a three-dimensional space so that the front panel is in front of a three-dimensional body and the back panel is behind the three-dimensional body, identifying one or more pairs of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel, wherein each pair of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel are to be attached together, and generating a digital garment by attaching each of the identified one or more pairs of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel through a plurality of iterative simulations using a physics simulation model.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes generating a front panel of a garment based on one or more images including the garment, generating a back panel of the garment, aligning the front panel and the back panel in a three-dimensional space so that the front panel is in front of a three-dimensional body and the back panel is behind the three-dimensional body, identifying one or more pairs of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel, wherein each pair of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel are to be attached together, and generating a digital garment by attaching each of the identified one or more pairs of boundary segments of the front panel and the back panel through a plurality of iterative simulations using a physics simulation model.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes reconstructing a three-dimensional shape of a target object, creating a two-dimensional normal map for the three-dimensional shape of the target object, accessing image data and depth data associated with the target object, generating a first normal data associated with the target object using the image data and the depth data, updating the normal map using the first normal data, and re-rendering the three-dimensional shape of the target object based on the updated normal map.

Abstract: Provided herein are isolated neural stem cells and methods of making neural stem cells from human trophoblast stem cells. The isolated neural stem cells can be immune privileged and express one or more protein(s). Also provided are methods for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using suitable preparations comprising the isolated neural stem cells.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes reconstructing a three-dimensional shape of a target object, creating a two-dimensional normal map for the three-dimensional shape of the target object, accessing image data and depth data associated with the target object, generating a first normal data associated with the target object using the image data and the depth data, updating the normal map using the first normal data, and re-rendering the three-dimensional shape of the target object based on the updated normal map.

Abstract: Provided herein are isolated neural stem cells. Also provided are methods for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases using suitable preparations comprising the isolated neural stem cells.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are precursory regulatory cytotrophoblast cells produced in vitro and compositions thereof. Disclosed herein are isolated populations of precursory regulatory cytotrophoblast cells, where the cells are produced in vitro. Disclosed herein are genetically engineered cells. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating a disorder or condition by utilizing the cells disclosed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are human hepatocytes for example isolated human hepatic progenitor cells, artificial tissue or organ thereof, and kits or compositions thereof. Also disclosed herein are various methods of using a human hepatocyte disclosed herein.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system may be configured to generate accurate and realistic computer-generated clothing for a given body pose. For example, the system may access a data representation of a body pose and generate, based on the data representation, a 3D clothing model for the body pose using a statistical model. The system may generate a first normal map, such as a low-resolution normal map, based on the 3D clothing model. The system may generate a second normal map, such as a high-resolution normal map, by processing the first normal map using a machine-learning model that is trained to generate normal maps with higher levels of detail from normal maps with relatively lower levels of detail. The system may then render clothing for the body pose based on the 3D clothing model and the second normal map.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are human trophoblast stem (hTS) cells, differentiated cells thereof, derivatives thereof such as cellular mass, and uses thereof. The isolation of hTS cells can express FGF4, FGFR-2, Oct4, Thy-1, and stage-specific embryonic antigens distributed in different compartments of the cell. The hTS cells are able to derive into specific cell phenotypes of the three primitive embryonic layers, produce chimeric reactions in mice, and retain a normal karyotype and telomere length. In the hTS cells, Oct4 and fgfr-2 expressions can be knockdown by bFGF. The hTS cells could apply to human cell differentiation and for gene and cell-based therapies.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of differentiating stem cells via modulating miR-124, and the differentiated cells thereby. Also provided herein are methods for the treatment of diseases using the differentiated cells.