HealthSeptember 21, 2016
Stem Cell Advocates and Critics Push Back on FDA Guidelines
A lengthy public hearing this month may help decide thousands of patients’ health options
Stem cells
HealthAugust 4, 2016
Human–Animal Chimera Research May Resume with NIH Support
The agency is reconsidering its moratorium on funding such work
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NeurologyAugust 1, 2016
Seeking Cures for Terrible Brain Diseases
A researcher explains the promise of stem cells for treating neurodegenerative disease
BiotechJune 30, 2016
Unproved Stem Cell Clinics Proliferate in the U.S.
570 sites advertise therapies for sports injuries, autism and MS via direct-to-consumer marketing
BiotechJune 27, 2016
How to Regrow Your Own Bones
Biotech pioneer Nina Tandon tells how a patient's own stem cells could be grown on 3-D scaffolds
BiotechJune 26, 2016
Gene Editing Takes on Heart Disease
Stem cell researcher Qiurong Ding says altering cell DNA may enable reprogramming disease right out of patients
BiotechJune 15, 2016
Stem Cells for Snoopy: Pet Medicines Spark a Biotech Boom
Firms chase a new breed of advanced veterinary care, from antibodies to cell therapies
BiologyMay 3, 2016
Audacious Stem Cell Plan Aims to Halt Rhino Extinction
Effort depends on transforming rhino tissue into sperm and egg cells
The SciencesJanuary 25, 2016
Tissue Mash-Up: a Q&A with Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte
Farmers may not be raising pigs with human organs anytime soon, but researchers are taking the first steps to making it possible
Mind & BrainSeptember 1, 2015
On the Horizon: Lab-Grown Spare Parts for Brains
Researchers have figured out how to coax stem cells into becoming organized clusters of neurons
HealthJuly 1, 2015
Altering Embryo Genes, Safely, Should Not Be Off-Limits
Learning to alter their genes safely could prevent inherited diseases
TechnologyJuly 1, 2015
Exoskeleton Technology Could Redefine Disability
One woman’s story illustrates how hope, perseverance and innovative engineering can help people with limited mobility get back on their feet