Genetic modifications in skin cells (above) induced the cells into what scientists call a pluripotent state — a condition that is essentially the same as that of embryonic stem cells.

Breaking new ground, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster, Germany, have succeeded in obtaining somatic stem cells from fully differentiated somatic cells. Stem ...

Hair growing skin produced from human stem cells Complete skin-in-adish tissue offers new options for wound healing, genetic skin conditions and baldness.

The latter observation correlates with Liu and co-workers’ finding that proper adhesion of the epidermis to the basement membrane mediates the maintenance of skin stem cells.

NatureA mouse created by using stem cells derived from skin cells.Two teams of Chinese scientists have made a major advance in mice in the development of a new kind of stem cell that doesn't ...

Stem cells are extremely beneficial in the natural process of healing and regeneration, but your skin is already packed with stem cells.

Stem cell research is a major challenge for medicine. Recently, asymmetric cell division was filmed in vivo in fruit fly germinal stem cells for the first time.

As skin-care brands continue to make crazy-scientific advancements, stem-cell products are popping up more and more in dermatology offices and on makeup counters everywhere.

Scientists have used stem cells to make fresh, healthy human skin in a laboratory dish, offering a new route for treating a group of debilitating skin diseases.

Stem cells lead sheltered lives. A new study of fruit flies shows how stem cell precursors create their own niches where the developing cells can safely hang out. These cell banks give the fly a ...

Two methods for creating embryonic stem cells just got a big boost. In one development, three teams of scientists report they have turned back the clock on mouse skin cells, changing them into ...

If the pluripotent stem cells can be turned into precursors to egg and sperm cells, the feat could potentially be a big deal for giant panda conservation.