Stem cells
Aiming for the heart
22 Mar 2018Genetic switch activates transformation of stem cells into heart muscle cells
Using a mouse to make an ‘iMac’
21 Feb 2018A new method for making specialized immune cells
from stem cells offers a tool for modeling inflammatory diseases in the lab
Pancreatic stem cells on tap
28 Nov 2017Growing
pancreatic stem cells will help research on diabetes
Making blood from skin
14 Sep 2017Despite being very different kinds of cells, skin cells have been used
to make blood cells in mice
A signal of safe therapy
14 Jun 2017A new antibody could hold the secret to making stem cell therapy safer
Turning stem cells into ‘canaries’
30 May 2017Reverse-engineering
white blood cells into stem cells offers promise for a novel test that could help
in delivering less toxic treatment regimens
A quick on/off switch for genes
18 Apr 2017A rapid genome editing
technique that can be switched on and off by a simple chemical cue holds great
promise for stem cell studies
Growing blood in the lab
18 Apr 2017Red blood cells derived from stem
cells could offer a limitless supply for transfusions
How heart stem cells get made
4 Apr 2017Understanding how a protein influences early heart development could help scientists develop better regenerative therapies.
Mini-brains offer wisdom of ages
7 Mar 2017Researchers at A*STAR are growing better models of aging brain diseases in the search to stop the decline
Nurturing neurons
13 Dec 2016A strategy for efficiently converting stem cells to neurons offers a potent neurological research tool
A step closer to stem cell treatments
15 Nov 2016A technique that generates brown fat cells from human bone marrow-derived stem cells could transform the treatment of metabolic disorders