A magnified image (200x) of a thousands of human embryonic stem cells growing together as a colony (the silver cluster of cells in the center of the image) growing on top of mouse feeder cells (the dark filamentous structures). These cells can become any cell type in the body and divide indefinitely. Courtesy of Jack Mosher, PhD.
Discovery
- Blocking inflammation receptor kills breast cancer stem cells, study finds, 1/4/2010
- U-M study reveals surprising lack of genetic diversity in the most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines, 12/16/2009
- Stem cell success points to way to regenerate parathyroid glands, 9/29/2009
- U-M researchers link pathway to breast cancer stem cells, 6/1/2009
- Most common brain cancer may originate in neural stem cells, 6/1/2009
- Milestones: Other U-M stem cell discoveries
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U-M to begin accepting donated embryos for stem cell research
University of Michigan researchers have received approval to begin accepting donated embryos that will be used to derive the university's first human embryonic stem cell lines. (Read more.)