Stem cells, the 'building blocks' for every type of cell in the body, have tremendous potential to improve human health.
Human stem cell research holds promise for combating some of the most recalcitrant of diseases and for regenerating damaged bodies. It is also an...
DefiniGEN is one of the first commercial opportunities to arise from Cambridge’s expertise in stem cell research. Here, we look at some of the...
Looking at stem cells through physicists’ eyes is challenging some of our basic assumptions about the body’s master cells.
Stem cells – the body’s master cells – demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study published today...
Cambridge research that has for the first time successfully grown “mini-livers” from adult mouse stem cells has won the UK’s international prize for...
A new technique for determining what causes stem cells to convert into other cell types could revolutionise our understanding of how genes function...
A new test for blood cancers will catch many more cases than the present test that identifies only 60 per cent.
Study has relevance to all cancers that are suspected to have a stem cell origin
Research reveals the mechanism of epigenetic reprogramming.
Promising new technique for creating stem cells using a routine blood sample.
Cambridge team which developed method to generate liver cells from skin cells has formed a new company to supply stem cell products to the drug...
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has today been jointly awarded to Professor Sir John Gurdon, Emeritus Professor in Cell Biology currently...