Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in our bodies, promising revolutionary medical treatments. However, ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 ...

The bone marrow appears to contain three types of stem cell populations: hematopoietic, endothelial progenitor, and mesenchymal (mesenchymal). The HSCs produce all of the types of formed elements of ...

When you were first conceived, you were a single cell. From this basic fact, we can extrapolate a few things, most especially that all the cells that make up your body today came (indirectly) from ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

From axolotls to zebrafish, stem cells possess remarkable regenerative abilities, enabling them to restore lost limbs and repair damaged organs. These extraordinary capabilities, however, are not ...

Jennifer Zenker receives funding from NHMRC and Viertel Foundation. Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as “miracle” cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in ...