Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that bacteria can drive stem cell regeneration to repair the intestinal lining after injury—uncovering an unexpected way in which the gut ...

WASHINGTON -- First South Korean scientists stunned the world by cloning a human embryo. Now, using that technology and snippets of skin, they've created the first embryonic stem cells that ...

After decades of hype and setbacks, scientists have made impressive progress into tricking stem cells into repairing organs. Stem cells (like the ones above, growing in petri dishes) are able to ...

LOS ANGELES - Stem cells made from mature cells and rewound to an embryoniclike state retain a distinct "memory" of their past that might limit their potential for therapeutic use, scientists reported ...

It’s been a good week for advocates of stem cell research, both politically and scientifically.more On Wednesday, an appellate court allowed the government to continue its funding of human embryonic ...

WASHINGTON – Two teams of scientists provided the first definitive evidence Sunday that embryonic stem cells can be grown in laboratory dishes without harming healthy embryos, an advance that some ...

Gene editing has delivered remarkable results against sickle cell disease. Now researchers are working to make these ...

Japan’s health ministry has endorsed two stem-cell therapies derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, making them the first treatments of their kind to clear a national regulatory body ...