Tuberculosis bacteria find shelter from drugs and the body’s defenses in bone marrow stem cells.
Tuberculosis bacteria find shelter from drugs and the body’s defenses in bone marrow stem cells.
Scientists use virus-free gene therapy on patient-derived stem cells to repair spinal muscular atrophy in mice.
Reprogrammed stem cells are not attacked by the immune system, or are they?
Two former Geron CEOs make a bid for the company’s defunct human embryonic stem cell business.
Viral vectors used to carry transcription factors that de-differentiate cells into a stem-cell-like state are themselves a key factor in efficient reprogramming.
A parasitic worm accumulates epigenetic DNA tags over its lifetime.
In mutating to evade immune detection, HIV becomes susceptible to detection by different antibodies, suggesting new strategies for vaccination.
Overturning previous studies, a peculiar protozoan mysteriously uses a DNA-markup system to take out the genetic trash.
Scientists use human stem cells to show that nuclear defects may play a role in Parkinson’s disease, and suggest a way to reverse the problem.