These meristems contain stem cells that divide as needed and form new cells that develop into specialized tissue. Using the example of plant roots, the researchers have now been able to decipher ...

Stem cell-powered aesthetic treatments have gotten a bad rep in the past due to ethical concerns, but it turns out that plant-based stem cells are just as effective as human stem cells.

By this definition, stem cells are particularly important for plant growth, because virtually all tissues of the plant descend from small groups of stem cells located in their growing apices ...

The novel drug CT-179 ... How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer Feb. 4, 2025 — Researchers have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that transform healthy stem cells into ...

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer in the U.S. every year, according to the American Cancer Society, and the ...

The big difference is that the stem cells in adult plants can still make every type of plant cell. Each one has the potential to form a whole new plant! Unsurprisingly, people want to make use of ...

How are induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells different from ... Treatment of FD iPS cells with kinetin, a plant hormone, throughout neuronal differentiation resulted in a significant increase ...

Aging is inevitable for most cell types in the human body, but hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) seem to defy the process. They retain their self-renewing ability almost throughout an organism’s ...

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation ...