How are induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells different from embryonic stem (ES) cells? What can we use iPS cells for? ES cells were originally derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) or epiblast of ...

In a groundbreaking shift in our understanding of mutations, researchers have discovered types of DNA damage in healthy cells ...

Research Interests: Somatic Stem Cells and Aging, Genetic Mechanisms of Stem Cell Maintenance, Therapeutic Approaches to Tissue Rejuvenation, Mouse Models of Hair Graying, Melanocyte Stem Cells and ...

New research shows persistent DNA lesions in stem cells contribute to mutations, with links to blood cancers and external ...

Stem-cell research has enormous potential value ... the first mammal cloned from the cell of an adult animal.) A somatic cell could be taken from the recipient individual, its nucleus inserted ...

Since 2000, the International Space Station has brought together 280 astronauts from around the world in numerous flight operations and celestial research. However, these specialized scientists do ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade ...

Therefore the stem-like cells are likely to exhibit a distinct gene expression program that is compatible ... single-cell transcriptomics data to reduce cellular heterogeneity in tumors. These ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells’ in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...