Stem cells have the ability to develop, or differentiate, into the many different cell types in the body. They also
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HIV cell dysfunction discovery sheds light on how virus works: Certain immune cells behave differently in HIV-infected patients than they do in healthy individuals
A team of chemical and biomedical engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin,
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Retinal implant designed to replace support cells damaged by dry age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 1.75 million individuals in the United States. Because the population is aging, that
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Not just housekeeping: A new way to control protein production in stem cells
Thousands of distinct cell types are needed to build a fully developed newborn. Individual cells take on their identities by
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Telomerase-expressing liver cells regenerate the organ
Liver stem cells that express high levels of telomerase, a protein often associated with resistance to aging, act in mice
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Anemia: When cells fail to produce enough protein factories: Researchers gain new insights into blood cell formation
Every day, stem cells in our bone marrow produce billions of new red blood cells. Any disruption in this process
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