Human induced pluripotent stem cells made without addition of genes.

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The Chinese Ministry of Health has implemented regulations on the clinical application of cutting-edge therapies such as stem-cell injections.

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South Korea has moved to allow human stem cell research for the first time since about three years ago when its pre-eminent researcher was accused of fraud for his work in the subject, officials said Wednesday.

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Scientists from the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel suggest that in the future it may be possible to grow new organs such as the liver by transplanting stem cells from one individual to another.

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Scientists said on Thursday they had shown the human body regenerates heart cells at a rate of about one percent a year, a discovery that could one day reduce the need for transplants.

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A Chinese team report cloning of human embryos.

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Now that some of the gates blocking embryonic stem cell research in the U.S. may be opening thanks to the Obama administration, the ethical guidelines for such research may be getting a closer look.

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As President Obama continues his welcome sprint past former President George W. Bush's policies - goodbye gag rules, torture, inattention to climate change - we'd like to pause at one destination that has a particular interest for California.

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Even during the dark days of the Bush Administration's stem-cell restrictions, Melton helped keep the field going, culturing cells and getting them into labs.

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The US Food and Drug Administration's decision to green light a human embryonic stem cell-based therapy for spinal cord injury isn't just good news for the biotech in question, Geron Corp., analysts say - instead, they argue, the move opens the door to an entire market that has h …

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A new administration in the White House could mean a new lease on life for the life sciences. President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to invest in the physical and life sciences as soon as possible.

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For all their potential few stem-cell therapies are yet ready to be given to patients, says Mark Henderson.

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President-elect Barack Obama could reignite an emotional national debate over the promise and the perils of medical research using cells taken from human embryos.

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Iran's Cord Blood Bank says 2.5 billion dollars will be invested in the country's stem cell research over the next five years.

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Changing the law on embryonic stem-cell research will be one of the first moves taken by Congress and the Obama administration after the president-elect takes office, Rep. Diana DeGette said Wednesday.

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New research from the University of Bristol brings stem cell therapies for heart disease one step closer. The findings reveal that our bodies' ability to respond to an internal 'mayday' signal may hold the key to success for long-awaited regenerative medicine

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The 4 November election will settle more than who sits in the White House.

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Stanford University broke ground Monday on a 200,000-square-foot, $200 million building that will become the nation's largest stem cell research facility. When it opens in 2010, the Lorry I.

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A Scottish scientist has called for a rapid response fund to prevent the researchers behind stem cell breakthroughs being poached from Scotland.

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Adding the chemical valproic acid allowed the team at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute in Massachusetts to use just two genes to transform ordinary human skin cells into more powerful induced pluripotent stem cells or iPS cells.

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Spermatogonial cells are stem cells in the adult testis that normally generate only one type of differentiated cell (sperm). But with the right growth factors, these spermatogonial cells can change to become pluripotent.

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Because of its use of stem cells, a skin regenerating gun would certainly cause a stir among conservative types—but if you were caught out on a battlefield with a gaping wound, you would be begging for technology like this.

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Biological alchemy has been used to convert one cell type into another kind that could be used to repair a body damaged by accident or disease, marking a new approach to regenerative medicine that does away with the use of stem cells and embryos.

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Army Sgt. Shiloh Harris' doctors applied specially formulated powder to what's left of the finger in an effort to do for wounded soldiers what salamanders can do naturally: replace missing body parts. If it sounds like science fiction, the lead surgeon agreed.

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The Defense Department today launched a five-year, Army-led cooperative effort to leverage cutting-edge medical technology to develop new ways to assist servicemembers who've suffered severe, disfiguring wounds during their wartime service.

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