These cells are known to respond to a variety of signaling pathways, but this study makes the case for BMP acting via binding to MuSK in maintaining the quiescent state. A central question in adult ...

Techniques that cause multipotent adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to differentiate into cells of the chondrogenic lineage have led to a variety of experimental strategies to investigate ...

Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease, two Mayo Clinic ...

The average human body is composed of about 37.2 trillion cells, which is 300 times the number of stars in our galaxy. All our adult cells come from a single cell, called the fertilized egg (or ...

Nov. 4, 2024 — Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease ...

Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells that are present in multiple tissues, including umbilical cord, bone marrow and fat tissue. Mesenchymal stem cells can self-renew by ...

Editas Medicine announced proof-of-concept data for a gene-editing approach for sickle cell disease that doesn't need a stem ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service has refuted claims that juvenile defendants from the recent #EndBadGovernance protests were ...

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria (SCFN) on Tuesday announced its first successful bone marrow transplant (BMT). Its ...

Pluripotent stem cells are cells that have the capacity to ... layers of the early embryo and therefore into all cells of the adult body, but not extra-embryonic tissues such as the placenta.