Stem Cell Lines Riddled With Undetected Mutations Most of the human induced pluripotent stem cells stored at major cell line repositories and used in research harbor thousands of DNA errors, a study ...

When it comes to generating neurons, researchers have found that not all embryonic stem cell lines are equal. In comparing neurons generated from two NIH-approved embryonic stem cell lines ...

The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit ...

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on the impact of the President's decision on scientific research. Scientists say they need more embryonic stem cell lines than what's currently available if they're ...

Six new human embryonic stem cell lines derived at the University of Michigan have just been placed on the National Institutes of Health's registry, making the cells available for federally funded ...

Researchers in South Korea say they have created the first human embryonic stem-cell lines using DNA from injured or sick donors who could theoretically benefit from such cells. The new cloning ...

Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for ...

The science behind the debate over federal funding of stem-cell research has evolved since it first became a political issue. Opponents of stem-cell research suggest there are alternatives to ...

Some human embryonic stem cells growing in labs that have been used in experiments to treat serious diseases contain serious cancer-causing mutations.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is rethinking its rules in the wake of a recent breakthrough involving the creation of stem cell lines from a cloned human embryo The ...

The new stem cell guidelines issued by the Obama administration last month may offer an opportunity to boost the number of well-characterized lines. The new policy allows newly derived lines to be ...

Stem cell research that uses pluripotent stem cells derived from human skin or blood cells has led to numerous discoveries, aided drug development, and proven useful in gene therapies. However, many ...