Researchers have developed a method to confidently produce blood cell precursors from stem cells in mice, by activating a set of seven key genes in the laboratory. The team takes a step forward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CXCL12 may help scientists mass-produce artificial red blood cells by triggering key steps in their development. (CREDIT: ...

University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects of very early human development—including the production ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry oxygen to tissues, even after shedding the vital structures they need to ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered how a common genetic mutation disrupts the positioning of a key ...

Aging progressively affects how our bodies function. Among other effects, it reduces the ability of the hematopoietic system—the organs and tissues responsible for producing blood cells—to maintain ...

Metformin could reduce people’s risk of certain age-associated blood cancers, but more work is needed to identify who is ...

Stem cells can produce any other cell type, it is just a matter of telling them in the right way. From a biological perspective, this means activating the proper genetic program by pressing the right ...