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.

Since stem cells have the ability to turn into various other types of cells they can be useful for treating and understanding disease. Researchers can use stem cells in laboratories to test new ...

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 ...

Microglia, the defense cells of the brain, are an integral component of the characteristic SVZ microenvironment and govern the behavior of the neural stem cells.

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 ...