Progenitor cells

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | Oct 28, 2021 | 1 min read

Chromosomal rearrangements reposition influential and often overlooked non-coding elements in the genome to hijack genes and cause cancer.

Carolyn Wilke | Dec 11, 2018 | 1 min read

Progenitor cells in the pancreas of humans get developmental cues from proteins in their environment.

Diana Kwon | Dec 1, 2017 | 2 min read

When peripheral nerves are severed, Schwann cells at the injury site begin to proliferate and exhibit stem cell-like gene expression patterns.

Tanya Lewis | Apr 11, 2016 | 2 min read

The virus infects and kills human neural stem cells and impedes brain tissue development, according to a study.

Ashley P. Taylor | Jul 16, 2015 | 4 min read

The origins of adipocytes have been hotly debated, but a human study supports the idea that the bone marrow takes part.

Kerry Grens | Jun 24, 2015 | 2 min read

Specialized cardiac cells in the mouse heart appear to be the long-sought-after proliferative heart cells.

Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Apr 30, 2014 | 3 min read

An acellular matrix can help guide stem cells to injury sites and regrow muscles in both mice and humans, a study finds.