NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell ...

A fertilized egg somehow manages to build skin, brain, and blood cells within days. But how? New tech called LoxCode is ...

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset ...

A new way to grow stem cells may help them release more of the signaling proteins they use to repair tissue, potentially ...

Scientists have developed a technique that aligns stem cells into a single sheet, resulting in a marked increase in the secretion of signaling proteins which help repair tissue and regulate the immune ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common, debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting about 10% of people over the age of 65 ...

Embryonic stem cells self-renew by dividing and can differentiate into any specialised cell of the body, but not extra-embryonic tissues such as the placenta.

A study published in Cell Stem Cell reveals that some mutations in blood stem cells might help protect against late-onset ...

Patents Published: April 2009 New guidance on the patentability of embryonic stem cell patents in Europe Robert Fitt Nature Biotechnology 27, 338–339 (2009) Cite this article ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, researchers are gaining new insights into the function of these critical ...