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Stem Cells

Stem Cells is mentioned in 592 articles and has appeared on 3 TIME covers

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In the battle over stem cell science, progress is at war with process. The research holds out hope for treatment of everything from Parkinson's disease to diabetes to cancer to spinal cord injuries, if scientists can unlock the secrets of how stem cells develop into their specialized functions. But the promise depends in part on ... Read More

Stem Cells Articles

Found: 592 Articles

Stem-Cell Research: The Quest Resumes

Jan. 29, 2009 | By ALICE PARK

After eight years of political ostracism, stem-cell scientists like Harvard's Douglas Melton are coming back into the light — and making discoveries that may soon bring lifesaving breakthroughs
Stem Cells: The Hope And The Hype

Jul. 30, 2006 | By NANCY GIBBS

The debate is so politically loaded that it's tough to tell who's being straight about the real areas of progress and how breakthroughs can be achieved. TIME sorts it out
Brave New Cells

May. 1, 2000 | By Christine Gorman

Despite a federal ban, research on cure-all embryo tissue widens
The Great Debate Over Stem Cell Research

Jul. 11, 2001 | By Jessica Reaves

Scientists believe stem cells from human embryos could hold the key to treatments and cures for disease. Pro-life advocates argue using the cells is the equivalent of taking a life, even if it is to save life.
Stem Cells That Kill

Apr. 17, 2006 | By Alice Park

Imagine a cell nestled happily in the human body and enjoying the best of all possible worlds. It is endowed with immortality, the remarkable ability to divide indefinitely. Each time it cleaves, it makes two daughter cells with different fates. One divides again and again and again, spawning hundreds of copies of itself before exhausting ...