Today's breakthrough in embryonic stem cell research "will lead inexorably to cloning to produce a live born child," bioethicist O. Carter Snead said. ... An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.

A team at Kobe University has created a game-changing resource for autism research: 63 mouse embryonic stem cell lines, each ...

The decision to end many restrictions on embryonic stem cell research has removed a key barrier to research and discovery. Scientists are driven by the desire to succeed as fervently as our most ...

While cloning stem cells is a technical breakthrough, there’s already a method of deriving embryonic-like stem cells that doesn’t require the use of embryos at all: induced pluripotent stem ...

To study the genetic causes of autism spectrum disorder, a Kobe University research team has created a bank of 63 mouse ...

Two women with untreatable eye diseases said they had dramatic improvements in their vision after injections of human embryonic stem cells, making it the first documented time these controversial ...

THE first treatment derived from embryonic stem cells might soon undergo clinical trials. The cells would be used to help repair damaged spinal tissue. One of the main concerns with embryonic stem ...

Alternatives to embryonic stem cells exist, but their potential may be limited. June 20, 2007 — -- As the controversy over federal funding of embryonic stem cell research rages on ...

Embryonic macrophages regulate the number of stem cells. Although they have a similar morphology (external characteristics), these macrophages differ significantly in terms of their function.