Describes a cell capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo.
Researchers have turned an 80-year-old's blood precursor cells into neural stem cells, resetting the cells' 'biological age' in the process...
Human salivary gland organoids derived from pluripotent stem cells have been transplanted into mice....
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…
Vanillin, a common flavouring used in vapes and e-cigarettes, may pose a risk to embryonic development if inhaled during pregnancy.....
Using base editing, a highly precise method of genome editing, scientists have investigated the role of the NANOG gene in human embryos for the first time with this approach...
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....
A refined method has been developed to generate more mature, functional stem-cell-derived pancreatic islets that restore and maintain glucose control in diabetic mice over several months...
Professor Alfonso Martínez Arias, Dr Nicolas Rivron and Dr Naomi Moris set out key recommendations from a foundational framework for research, technological development and regulation in relation to stem-cell-based embryo models...
Japan's health authorities have granted conditional approval to two therapies developed from induced pluripotent stem cells, making the first time reprogrammed human cells have been approved as regulated, commercial medicines for clinical use...
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