As the agency evaluates the utility of human embryonic stem cells in research, scientists warn that restricting the cells ...

"This now will hopefully set the stage for improved ways of differentiating these cells, make these embryonic stem cells turn into other cell types that we can use for other disea ...

A Japanese researcher who found a way to give mature cells certain characteristics of embryonic stem cells, a process scientists say could eventually lead to cures for spinal cord injuries and other ...

Humans have around 30 trillion cells in our adult bodies. Amazingly, each of these cells came from a handful of about 100 stem cells in the earliest days of development. The ability of these embryonic ...

Investigational dopaminergic cell replacement therapy shows safety and preliminary motor improvements in early-phase Parkinson disease clinical trials.

Stem cells are the original cell type from which all other cells and tissues in the body develop through a very tightly regulated process. However, how stem cells differentiate in addition to ...

On Friday, Sept 3, The Christian Medical Association CMA announced that it opposes the proposed California ballot measure that would allow California to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on ...

Explore the major milestones of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) research, from Shinya Yamanaka’s discovery to current ...

Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), used CRISPR to engineer cellular models of embryos that mimic what happens in the first few days after reproductive cells meet. These ...