by rss feed | Aug 14, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
Every day trillions of blood cells are being formed in our body: from the oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the many types of white blood cells that fight pathogens and infection.
by rss feed | Aug 12, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have proven that when it comes to guiding stem cells into a specific cell type, the stiffness of the extracellular matrix used to culture them…
by rss feed | Aug 8, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
Adult organisms ranging from fruit flies to humans harbor adult stem cells, some of which renew themselves through cell division while others differentiate into the specialized cells needed to…
by rss feed | Jul 31, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
A new stem-cell discovery might one day lead to a more streamlined process for obtaining stem cells, which in turn could be used in the development of replacement tissue for failing body parts…
by rss feed | Jul 30, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that stem cells inside the soft tissues of the tooth come from an unexpected source, namely nerves.
by rss feed | Jul 29, 2014 | News Feeds, Stem Cell Research
For years, researchers and patients have hoped that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) – capable of forming nearly any cell type in the body – could provide insight into numerous diseases perhaps even be…
