Why Does This Hybrid Monkey Glow Green?
Researchers created a monkey that combines cells from two different individuals; a lab technique gave it a strange green glow (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - November 14, 2023 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Meghan Bartels Tags: Biology Genetic Engineering Source Type: news

New Human Embryo Models Spark Needless Controversy
Recent news of complex embryo models revived debates over stem cells and human cloning. But biology says there’s nothing to worry about (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - July 13, 2023 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Insoo Hyun Tags: Biology Genetics Source Type: news

Scientists Create Human Embryo-Like Structures with Stem Cells
To better understand early pregnancy loss without using actual human embryos, scientists employed stem cells to create models that mimic this stage of development (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - June 16, 2023 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Meghan Bartels Tags: Biology Reproduction Source Type: news

Mice with Two Fathers? Researchers Develop Egg Cells from Male Mice
The research offers a tantalizing glimpse at a future in which two men can have biological children together, but any human applications remain in the distant future (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - March 16, 2023 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Meghan Bartels Tags: Biology Sex & Gender Health Reproduction Source Type: news

Another Patient Is Free of HIV after Receiving Virus-Resistant Cells
The risks associated with a bone marrow transplant used to treat HIV mean the procedure is unlikely to be widely used in its current form (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - February 23, 2023 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Sara Reardon, Nature magazine Tags: Health Medicine Source Type: news

Mouse Embryos Grown without Eggs or Sperm
Two research teams grew synthetic embryos using stem cells for long enough to see some organs develop (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - August 26, 2022 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Cassandra Willyard, Nature magazine Tags: Biology Genetic Engineering Health Reproduction Source Type: news

"Reprogrammed" Stem Cells Approved to Mend Human Hearts in Pilot Study
Three patients in Japan will receive the experimental therapy in the next year  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - May 31, 2018 Category: Stem Cells Authors: David Cyranoski Nature magazine Tags: Health Biotech Source Type: news

Brain's Stem Cells Slow Ageing in Mice
Transplanted cells offer middle-aged rodents an increased lifespan -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - July 26, 2017 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Sara Reardon Nature Tags: Health Biotech The Sciences Biology Source Type: news

Mice Show Signs of Mental Disorder After Injections of Cells from Schizophrenia Patient
The work may offer new insights into the disease’s origins  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - July 21, 2017 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Sharon Begley STAT Tags: Health Mind Mental Health Neurological Health Biology Source Type: news

Resurrected: A Controversial Trial to Bring the Dead Back to Life
Scientists remain skeptical about an experimental approach to reverse brain death -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - June 1, 2017 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Kate Sheridan STAT Tags: Health Biotech Mind Source Type: news

Japanese Man Is First to Receive 'Reprogrammed' Stem Cells from Another Person
World-first transplant to treat macular degeneration could augur rise of iPS cell banks -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - March 29, 2017 Category: Stem Cells Authors: David Cyranoski Nature Tags: Health Biotech Medical & Source Type: news

Could Diet Change Help Treat Blood Cancer or Transplant Patients?
Scientists make a fundamental discovery about the amino acid valine’s role in blood stem cell development  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - October 20, 2016 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Karen Weintraub Tags: Health Public Health The Body Biology Source Type: news

Stem Cell Advocates and Critics Push Back on FDA Guidelines
A lengthy public hearing this month may help decide thousands of patients’ health options  -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com (Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research)
Source: Scientific American Topic - Stem Cell Research - October 6, 2016 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Alexandra Ossola Tags: Health Public Health The Sciences Biology Source Type: news