Stem Cell News

The most recent and exciting topics in stem cell research.

ISSCR summaries provide insight into the most recent scientific findings and what additional work is still necessary.  

Refer to our glossary for definitions and explanations of scientific terms and to the FAQ for answers to the most commonly asked questions on stem cell research.

Stem Cell News that Made Headlines

• Genomic Instability of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
  
  
• Human Skin Cells Turned Into Stem Cells
  
  
• Contamination Concerns for Existing Human Embryonic Stem Cells
  
  
• New Twist for Usage of Embryonic Stem Cells in Heart Repair
  
  
• Heart Cells Generated from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
  
  
• Stem Cell Plasticity and Fusion
  
  
• Stem Cells in the Pancreas:
  
  • No Adult Stem Cells for Type I Diabetes?
    
    
• Stem Cells and the Heart:
  
  • Can stem cells from the bone marrow really cure heart disease?
    
    
• New human embryonic stem cell lines:
  
  • The debate around current restrictions on the derivation of new human embryonic stem cell lines.
    
  • Letter from congressional bipartisan group to President Bush (PDF)
    Press release by ISSCR (Word document)
    
    
• Nuclear Transfer--Stem Cells:
  
  • Position Statements by ISSCR and other organizations.
    
    
  Updated: April 12, 2006