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Discovery of a new science
The detailed study of the biology of mouse stem cells led to the discovery of these in humans -
human embryos cloned to make stem cells
at a private lab sceintists create a six-cell embryo by removing DNA from a human egg and injecting it with the DNA of a skin cell. -
scientists find baby teeth full of stem cells
researchers find that baby teeth, the temporary teeth children begin to lose about age six, contain a rich supply of stem cells. -
Intrabone route overcomes graft failure with cord-blood cell transplantation for leukemia
Researchers in Italy reported a new technique for cord blood stem cell transplantation that was shown in human studies to reduce the incidence of graft-vs.-host disease -
Stem Cells Inching Closer to Wide Use for Hearts
An intravenous method of injecting stem cells into patients who had experienced heart attacks within the previous 10 days suggested that this method works to repair -- not just manage -- heart damage, -
Dr. Oz Recommends Saving a Newborn's Cord Blood Stem Cells