Moreover, despite Holt’s repeated justification that fetal stem cells are harvested only in order to “meet the need” for “precursor cells,” there is a difference between a “need” and ...

Diagram of a hair follicle taken from back fur. This study found that when Itg-beta5 was present in hair follicle stem cells located in the upper bulge of the follicle, the hair went through many ...

“Having access to the fetal tissue offers the possibility to model the fetal tissue while the baby is still in the womb,” said Mattia Gerli, a stem cell biologist at University ... these therapies ...

Two independent clinical trials demonstrate the safety of stem cell therapies for ... previously associated with fetal-tissue transplants as a treatment for Parkinson's disease.

“They are not identical,” said Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, a developmental and stem ... cells decide their fate,” Zernicka-Goetz said. In the mouse developing embryo, she previously demonstrated a bias ...

After the baby has been delivered, the umbilical cord is clamped and about 2 to 3 ounces of the blood it contains are collected. The blood is then transferred to a specially prepared bag and sent ...