Cells Battle to the Death to Become Part of the Organism
New research from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares reveals that cells in the early embryo battle each other to death to become part of…
New research from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares reveals that cells in the early embryo battle each other to death to become part of…
A team of scientists are reporting in a new study that a single injection of human neural stem cells, which came from a line of…
New research shows that synthetic silicate nanoplatelets can stimulate stem cells into bone cells without the need of additional bone-inducing factors. Researchers from Harvard-affiliated Brigham…
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon National Primate Research Center have successfully converted human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, marking…
In a newly published study, scientists from UC San Francisco detail how they developed the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in…
While looking for lab-grown antibodies that can activate a growth-stimulating receptor on marrow cells, a team of scientists at the Lerner lab discovered a way…
Neurologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have successfully shown that human embryonic stem cells, which have been transformed into nerve cells, can help mice regain…
Researchers at CWRU School of Medicine have discovered a new technique that converts fibroblasts into oligodendrocytes, enabling “on demand” production of myelinating cells. Researchers…
In a new study, researchers from Lund University detail how they succeeded in rejuvenating the blood of mice by re-programming the stem cells that produce…
Researchers at the Waisman Center turned iPS cells from a monkey’s skin into neural progenitor cells and successfully transplant them into its own brain, providing…
Scientists at UC San Francisco discovered that rare somatic cells extracted from human breast tissue are pluripotent cells that could play an important role in…
A team of Yale researchers discovered that specialized RNAs called piRNAs guide epigenetic factors to numerous sites throughout the genome of the fruit fly Drosophila,…
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that a protein called Jagged-1 stimulates human stem cells to differentiate into bone-producing cells. Researchers from the…
Researchers from Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with Roslin Cellab, have developed a 3D printing process that is the first to print embryonic cell cultures, allowing…
New research from stem cell biologists at Harvard University demonstrates the ability to turn one type neuron into another within the brain of young mice,…
Scientists report that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) have a similar immune response in mice as embryonic stem cells (ES). The scientists published their findings…
By using sophisticated gene sequencing methods to demonstrate a regulatory link between the stem cell factor Lin28 and the signaling molecule bone morphogenic protein 4,…
The exact causes of infertility, which can affect around 10% of couples, are often unknown. In some cases, it may be a result of the…