Not all stem cells possess an equal potential to produce specialized cell types. The sum potential of a cell to give different specialized cell types is called ‘potency’. ESCs possess pluripotency.

To carry out all the functions required for the maintenance of life, many types of specialized cells have to serve specific purposes, like heart cells, brain cells, nerve cells, etc. Pluripotent stem ...

The defining features of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are their self-renewing and pluripotent capacities. Indeed, the ability to give rise into all cell types within the organism not only allows ESCs ...

In a study published online in Nature Cell Biology on May 11, scientists from Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences established a novel and efficient ...

Dogs have been faithful human companions ever since their domestication thousands of years ago. With improvements in veterinary medicine in recent decades, their life expectancy has increased. However ...

New research shows that certain primate stem cells have pluripotency superior to some types derived from mice. The study maps how pluripotency differs among mice, monkeys, and humans, and illustrates ...

Discover the latest articles and news in related subjects. Here, we present evidence that esBAF prepares the ESC genome to receive LIF/STAT3 signals by opposing PcG repression of these targets. In ...

Scientists have found a control switch that regulates stem cell "pluripotency," the capacity of stem cells to develop into any type of cell in the human body. The discovery reveals that pluripotency ...

Life begins with a tiny orchestra of stem cells, setting the stage for the body’s grand symphony of development. As the performance unfolds, a dynamic interplay of factors takes center stage, ...

Multiplex Gene-Expression Assay for Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Recent methods to reprogram human somatic cells in order to create induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are intended to ...

Researchers have developed a new, open-access tool for determining the ability of a cell line to differentiate into multiple tissue types, according to a study published online today in Nature Methods ...