The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to announce that Alexander Meissner, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Germany, has been named the ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to announce Stem Cell COREdinates and CorEUstem as the ...

The mechanism for muscle stem cells repair could inspire therapeutics for muscle loss caused by injury, aging and weight-loss ...

Alexander Meissner’s work has fundamentally advanced our understanding of epigenetic regulation and cellular reprogramming,” said ISSCR President Hideyuki Okano. “Equally important is his dedication ...

The ability to reprogram adult somatic cells into human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), and to differentiate them into nearly any cell type in vitro, has revolutionized cell biology. hiPSCs ...

The cancer stem cell (CSC) paradigm is pivotal for understanding tumor progression, relapses, and therapeutic failure. Endowed with self-renewal, ...

This important work identifies phlda2 as a specific marker for primordial cardiomyocytes in the adult zebrafish heart and demonstrates their essential role in myocardial morphogenesis and coronary ...

Hypertrophic scars remain one of the most persistent challenges in wound healing, often resulting in excessive fibrosis, disfigurement, and long-term ...

Drosophila mojavensis, and propose that sleep at one stage of an animal's life might anticipate needs at a future stage. The results fit well with this model, but are correlative in nature. The work ...