Stem Cells

New AMSBIO product range includes a kit to facilitate rapid and efficient differentiation of human iPS or ES cells into skeletal muscle cells in just seven days

Cellnest substrate enables optimal adhesion and proliferation of stem cells for cell and gene therapy research

The unique chemically defined composition of StemFit® for Differentiation minimizes lot-to-lot variation, enabling highly consistent cell differentiation

Advance could help identify drugs to eventually treat fibrosis

Dental epithelial stem cells are able to generate all epithelial cell types of the teeth; however, it was not yet clear whether these cells could also produce non-dental cell populations

By exploiting a feature of the immune system, researchers open the door for stem cell transplants to repair the brain

Using an new optical technique, labs could mass-produce artificial tissues or organs at unprecedented speed

Existing approaches to testing potential treatments through drug screening do not take account of the fact that the genetic errors that cause kidney diseases vary from patient to patient

In mice, new compound lifts molecular ‘brakes’ that normally slow the regeneration of blood stem cells

The finding could provide an important step toward drugs that help prevent recurrent cancers