UCSF scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell that helps young brains grow but is also capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The breakthrough could explain how adult brain cells take ...

Now - the clever bit. The cells on the inside layer of this very early embryo can make all of the cell types needed in your body. They're called stem cells. The stem cells continue to divide by ...

Stem cells can be unipotent, multipotent, pluripotent or totipotent, depending on the number of cell types to which they can give rise. In individuals receiving an allogeneic haematopoietic cell ...

Stem cells are often featured in the media because of their great medical potential. In theory, it’s possible to produce all types of human cells from pluripotent stem cells in the laboratory. During ...

It replaces the bone marrow harmed by myeloma cells. Hematopoietic (hee-MA-toh-poy-EH-tik) stem cells (usually just called stem cells) grow into all types of blood cells. The white blood cells fight ...