California's Proposition 14: short in the arm for stem cell research
Proposition 14 proposes a considerable loan to fund stem cell research, but in the current financial climate this is likely to cause more harm than good...
A type of stem cell found in early embryos, which is capable of developing into all (totipotent) or a wide range of (pluripotent) different body tissues.
Proposition 14 proposes a considerable loan to fund stem cell research, but in the current financial climate this is likely to cause more harm than good...
Are mesenchymal stem cells the new theriac of old, a medical concoction originally made by Greeks that was thought to cure all illnesses?...
Researchers have identified a gene that plays a key role in fertility across multiple species and may contribute to our understanding of age-related infertility in women...
New research into how embryonic stem cells renew themselves could pave the way for tissue and organ regeneration therapies...
A newborn baby with a severe liver disorder has been successfully treated with liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells...
by Dr Sue Avery
'Let there be life' is a biography of Professor Sir Robert Edwards, known to the world as the father of IVF, and to his friends as Bob.
Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to create three-dimensional early-stage human embryos that are more complex than any previous lab-generated embryo model...
Researchers have bred mouse pups with genetic material from two male, or two female parents...
Clusters of embryonic stem cells, known as gastruloids, have been found to form structures similar to a developing embryo...
Injecting stem cell-derived cardiac cells after a heart attack may help repair damaged tissue, according to a study published in Nature Biotechnology...
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