Stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into more mature, specialised cells. Stem cells can be unipotent, multipotent, pluripotent or totipotent ...

And they argue that scientists can achieve the same results using adult stem cells— immature cells found in bone marrow and other organs in adult human beings, as well as in umbilical cords ...

Neural crest stem cells, a rare type found in skin and other tissues, are uniquely capable of reprogramming into different ...

Overall, the data gained by Tubiana and Koscielny are important for the discussion of cancer stem cells and provide further interesting starting points for future stem-cell-related research.

If cells are removed from the embryo they will differentiate into any cell type. These are called embryonic stem cells. Some stem cells remain in the bodies of adults as adult stem cells.

Researchers have identified potential drug targets in glioblastoma cancer stem cells, providing a new approach to treat this ...

The focus of the Goodell Lab is the basic mechanisms that regulate hematopoietic stem cells, and how their misregulation leads to leukemia development. Stem cells reside in the bone marrow in a ...

The embryonic stem cells receive signals from other cells so that they turn the correct genes on and off. A whole new organism with skin, eyes, heart, liver and all of the organs it needs ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine This story is part of a series on the current progression in ...