CNN — (CNN) — Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury ...

When stem cells are injected into thick tissues, they often clump together and die from lack of oxygen or nutrients, making ...

The always-popular Teach-In lecture series returns to UC Santa Cruz’s Alumni Weekend this year, with button-pushing presentations about the role of the humanities in a “post-truth” world and the ...

This letter from Matthew B. Lovern of Stillwater, an incorrect Web site was printed. The site should be http://stemcells.nih.gov/. Jean Stiles (Letters, Aug. 11) has ...

Jennifer Zenker receives funding from NHMRC and Viertel Foundation. Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as “miracle” cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in ...

The New York Stem Cell Foundation is expanding its operations in Manhattan, N.Y., according to The Wall Street Journal. 1. The 10-year-old nonprofit foundation has signed a 20-year lease for an ...

Although embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have been successfully derived from mice and rats, efforts to establish chimeric and germline-competent ESC lines in species beyond rodents have been unsuccessful.

To the editor: I keep reading letters with assertions about what Amendment 2 does and does not allow. The language of the proposed amendment is clear enough to be quoted and understood. The first ...

A landmark scientific report that was supposed to bridge the gap between proponents and opponents of human embryonic stem cell research has become the focus of an escalating feud, with a prominent ...