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Fixing the Problem With Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Tanvir Khan, PhD | Oct 31, 2023 | 4 min read

A new strategy prevents reprogramming-induced epigenetic aberrations in human induced pluripotent stem cells.

First Clinic-Ready Stem Cell Repository

Kerry Grens | Apr 6, 2017 | 4 min read

The UK Stem Cell Bank offers several lines derived from human embryonic tissue.

Adult-to-Stem Cells

Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Apr 21, 2014 | 1 min read

An international team has created human embryonic stem cells from adult skin cells for the first time.

A Twist of Fate

Jonathan Slack | Mar 1, 2014 | 10+ min read

Once believed to be irrevocably differentiated, mature cells are now proving to be flexible, able to switch identities with relatively simple manipulation.

Stem Cell Trials in Peril?

Kerry Grens | Jan 27, 2014 | 2 min read

The only US firm with an ongoing embryonic stem cell therapy clinical trial is in financial and legal hot water.

Eye Trials Give Hope for Stem Cells

Hannah Waters | Jan 24, 2012 | 4 min read

Preliminary data from human embryonic stem cell trials for two degenerative eye disorders are promising, but challenges remain for more complex tissues.

An Eye for Stem Cells

Hannah Waters | Dec 1, 2011 | 4 min read

Japanese researchers are launching an iPS cell trial for an untreatable eye disease, challenging ongoing embryonic stem cell trials.