A single embryonic cell gives rise to every tissue and organ. In theory, embryonic stem cells (ESCs) should be just as versatile, as should induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)—adult cells that have ...

Blindness itself might become, at least in certain cases, partially reversible. This potential future stems from one of the ...

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the "recipe" for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University have now created ...

A new way of reprogramming our immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard to treat and devastating skin cancer, melanoma. The University of ...

Promising mouse studies and billions of dollars in funding are stoking excitement. But we’ve been here before.

EPFL researchers have uncovered how transcription factor dosage reshapes cell identity, showing that even small differences in dose can steer cells toward completely different fates. Their findings ...

Researchers at PSI and ETH Zurich have taken connective tissue cells that have been mechanically reprogrammed to resemble stem cells and transplanted them into damaged skin. In their laboratory ...