Biologists have developed an efficient way to genetically modify human embryonic stem cells. Their approach, which uses bacterial artificial chromosomes to swap in defective copies of genes, will make ...

A discovery, several years in the making, demonstrates that adult skin cells can be converted into neural crest cells (a type of stem cell) without any genetic modification, and that these stem cells ...

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has used stem cells to generate human ...

Sangamo may have a “functional cure” for HIV. It is currently in two Phase 2 studies designed to maximize the engraftment of CCR5-disrupted T-cells. The two studies, which will focus on reduction or ...

AHA: Stem Cell Therapy May Aid Ischemic Stroke Recovery Modification of aged human cardiac progenitor cells (hCPCs) from elderly patients with Pim-1, a protein that promotes cell survival and growth, ...

China has worked out bio-safety and ethical guidelines to regulate the research on stem cell and genetic modification, said Vice Minister of Science and Technology Li Xueyong on Tuesday. "We attach ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A discovery, several years in the making, by a University at Buffalo research team has proven that adult skin cells can be converted into neural crest cells (a type of stem cell) ...