Adult Stem Cell, The Basics

Adult Stem Cell, The Basics

  To understand what a stem cell is, it is important to first understand what a stem cell is not. All the cells of the body, called somatic cells, are specialized cells that do one specific thing; they will never do anything else, and they do not proliferate. For...
Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization

Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization

INTRODUCTION Over the past decade the world has seen an unprecedented explosion in the field of stem cell research. Hardly a week passes by without an article in one of the main printed newspapers, describing a new breakthrough involving stem cells. Stem cell research...
Stem Cells, Health and Wellbeing

Stem Cells, Health and Wellbeing

Stem cells can become cells of virtually any tissue and organ of the body, opening the possibilities to a wide range of benefits touching various aspects of human health. Advances in stem cell research over the past 15 years have revealed that stem cells constitute...