For the first time, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated how to reliably produce an important ...

Blood stem cells have been grown in a laboratory for the first time in a breakthrough that could end the need for bone marrow donors. Currently, people suffering with conditions such as leukaemia, ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Scientist Dr Nancy Kinyatta showcases a Next Generation sequencer used for stem cell therapy. [File, Standard] Kenya ...

Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has launched its first stem cell regenerative laboratory. The laboratory one of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, is set to foster ongoing and future ...

How Do Precancerous Lesions Develop Towards Pancreatic Cancer? Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in United States, with a 5-year survival of 12% and is considered to be one of the ...

In the lab, it’s easier to grow simple balls of cells than complex asymmetrical structures with two distinct ends—like the one million filtering units, or nephrons, that make up a human kidney. But ...

Bangkok — Scientists have developed human embryo-like structures without using sperm, an egg or fertilization, offering hope for research on miscarriage and birth defects but also raising fresh ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have made a significant discovery regarding the cultivation of ...

A study led by Maria Carmo-Fonseca at GIMM has helped clarify one of the main limitations of lab-grown heart cells, which are ...

Organoids — tissue cultures that roughly replicate the functions of an organ — allow researchers to observe how cells behave in tissues in vitro, in the lab. This is particularly helpful when it comes ...