Explore Stem Cells

Want to know more about stem cells and their uses? In this section, we provide an introduction to stem cells and their uses, research, factsheets, policy, news and other stem cell themes.

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Lung stem cells in health, repair and disease

Lung stem cells in health, repair and disease

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Lung Disease
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Reprogrammed skin cells

Cell identity and reprogramming

Cell and Gene Fundamentals Disease Modelling
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Human iPS cell colonies

iPS cells and reprogramming: turn any cell of the body into a stem cell

Cell and Gene Fundamentals Factsheets
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Neurons grown from embryonic stem cells

Huntington’s disease: how could stem cells help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Huntington's Disease Neurological Disorders
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Liver

Chronic liver disease: how could regenerative medicine help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Liver Disease
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Muscle diagram

Muscular dystrophy: how could stem cells help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Muscle and Skeletal Diseases Muscular Dystrophy
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Blood cells

Blood stem cells: the pioneers of stem cell research

Blood Stem Cells Cell and Gene Fundamentals
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Mother and her daughter with cerebral palsy

Cerebral Palsy: how could stem cells help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Cerebral Palsy Neurological Disorders
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Alzheimer’s disease: how could stem cells help?

Alzheimer’s disease: how could stem cells help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Alzheimer's Disease Neurological Disorders
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Kidneys

Kidney disease: how could stem cells help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Kidney Disease
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Smear of peripheral blood from a patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia

Leukaemia: how can stem cells help?

Blood Stem Cells Current and Potential Uses Cancer
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Neurons grown from embryonic stem cells

Parkinson’s disease: how could stem cells help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Neurological Disorders Parkinson's Disease
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Brain and spinal cord: dissection, back view.

Spinal cord injuries: how could stem cells help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Spinal Cord Injuries
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The heart: our first organ

The heart: our first organ

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Heart Disease
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Multiple sclerosis: how could stem cells help?

Multiple sclerosis: how could stem cells help?

Current and Potential Uses Factsheets Multiple Sclerosis
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Embryonic stem cells: where do they come from and what can they do?

Embryonic stem cells: where do they come from and what can they do?

Cell and Gene Fundamentals Embryonic Stem Cells
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