Stem cells are packed with possibility. Embryonic or “pluripotent” stem cells have superpowers: They can give rise to various organs or tissue cells, or instead divide and renew themselves. Meanwhile, ...

There is a lot of confusion about the stem-cell issue. There needn't be. But the presidential campaign has only added to the confusion. Sen. John Kerry said early in October that President Bush has ...

Stem cells hold immense potential in research and therapeutic development. One area where they are being utilized is in the development of advanced cell models, such as organoids. Stem cell-derived ...

A combination of blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely ...

Korean biotechnology company, Nature Cell, is planning to open a stem cell facility in Baltimore, bringing 500 new jobs, the ...

Four teams have coaxed human stem cells to organize themselves into embryo-like forms. The advance could shed light on fertility. By Carl Zimmer In its first week, a fertilized human egg develops into ...

Researchers at the Eye Genetics Research Unit at Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) are the first in the world to ...

A research team in South Korea has successfully developed a novel technology that combines nanoparticles with stem cells to ...