Stem Cells

Using stem cell modelling, researchers have developed genetic roadmaps for two of the world’s leading causes of irreversible blindness

As scientists create human-monkey chimera embryos for the first time, the research raises the philosophical and ethical issue of moral status: how should we treat other life forms?

Brain cancer kills more children in Australia than any other disease, but genetically engineered killer T-cells could be a game changer

Researchers have discovered the workings of wood-making cells inside trees, settling a century-old debate about how plants make bark and wood

In the quest to repair brain cells after injury or disease, scientists are learning from the zebrafish, which can heal its own tissue

Book extract: As medicine and health care around the world undergo major changes, a new book “Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope” looks at the rise of people travelling in the hope of a cure

Transplanting stem cells into the gut to replace missing nerves may be an alternative to surgery for children with Hirschsprung’s Disease

A stem cell that makes mistakes in repairing DNA has been uncovered as the likely culprit behind a major lung cancer

These little bumps are much more than an evolutionary hangover - they could help stop cancer, treat burns and even cure baldness

Miniature immature organs in dishes, known as organoids, may hold the key to major breakthroughs in treatments for epilepsy and autism, as well as a range of other diseases