A cell with similar properties to an embryonic stem cell, but created in the laboratory by 'reprogramming' cells from adult tissues, such as skin cells.
Human salivary gland organoids derived from pluripotent stem cells have been transplanted into mice....
Researchers working in childhood cancer survivorship explain how patient-derived stem cells could one day expand fertility restoration options, for boys whose cancer treatment has damaged their developing testes…
The origins of the human brain can be traced back to two distinct groups of cells in the developing embryo...
Dolly the sheep became a global scientific celebrity when she was revealed in 1997. This documentary revisits her cloning, exploring both the science behind her creation and the ethical questions that captured the public imagination…
Gene therapy designed to deliver a healthy copy of the ALPK3 gene can restore heart function, raising the possibility of a future treatment for some forms of inherited cardiomyopathy...
Transplanting neural stem/progenitor cells into people with recent spinal cord injuries has provided early evidence that the approach can be delivered safely, according to a first-in-human study published in Nature Medicine...
Early sperm cell precursors were obtained from human non-reproductive cells reprogrammed and then housed within a mouse system...
Professor Lorenz Studer and Tyler Lamb argue that existing ethical oversight enables responsible human embryonic stem cell research, and that continued NIH support is vital for regenerative medicine, disease modelling and new therapies...
Pausing new submissions to the US National Institutes of Health Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry could jeopardise treatments and stall decades of research, the International Society for Stem Cell Research has warned....
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