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Stem cell
A cell that can multiply and give rise to a variety of other, more specialised cell types. For example, stem cells in the bone marrow make many different blood cells.
Stem-cell therapy slows progression of multiple sclerosis
A stem-cell therapy usually used to treat blood cancer has been shown to be effective at slowing progression of multiple sclerosis symptoms...
Film Review: King of Clones
From groundbreaking human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, this Netflix documentary tells the captivating story of Korea's most notorious scientist...
FDA panel concludes that ALS stem cell therapy lacks evidence
The US Food and Drug Administration's Advisory Committee for Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies has voted that there is insufficient evidence that experimental stem-cell therapy for ALS is effective enough to warrant approval by the agency...
Girl receives kidney and stem cell transplant to avoid need for drugs
An eight-year-old girl is the first patient in the UK to have a kidney transplant and not require long-term immunosuppressive medication...
Obituary: Professor Sir Ian Wilmut
Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, leader of the team that created Dolly the sheep, has died at age 79...
Creation of a complete day 14 human stem-cell-based embryo model
The most complete human embryo model to date has been created, mimicking all of the key structures that emerge in the early embryo by day 14 of development...
Kidneys with human cells grown in pig embryos
Humanised kidneys have been grown from human stem cells, transplanted into pig embryos, for the first time...
Smoking in teen boys leads to DNA damage in offspring
Specific epigenetic changes to the genomes of offspring have been linked to smoking by their fathers before the age of 15, a recent study across six countries showed...
Harnessing pluripotency for human embryo model research
Identifying the defining characteristics of different states of stem cell pluripotency could hold the key to improving human stem cell-based embryo models...