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Adeno-associated virus (AAV)
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Blood cells

Blood stem cells: the pioneers of stem cell research

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Mother and her daughter with cerebral palsy

Cerebral Palsy: how could stem cells help?

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Alzheimer’s disease: how could stem cells help?

Alzheimer’s disease: how could stem cells help?

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Kidneys

Kidney disease: how could stem cells help?

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Smear of peripheral blood from a patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia

Leukaemia: how can stem cells help?

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A diabetic injects himself using an insulin pen

Diabetes: how could stem cells help?

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Umbilical cord

Cord blood stem cells: current uses and future challenges

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Neurons grown from embryonic stem cells

Parkinson’s disease: how could stem cells help?

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Brain and spinal cord: dissection, back view.

Spinal cord injuries: how could stem cells help?

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The heart: our first organ

The heart: our first organ

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Embryonic stem cell research: an ethical dilemma

Embryonic stem cell research: an ethical dilemma

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Regeneration: what does it mean and how does it work?

Regeneration: what does it mean and how does it work?

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Multiple sclerosis: how could stem cells help?

Multiple sclerosis: how could stem cells help?

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Ethics and reprogramming: ethical questions after the discovery of iPS cells

Ethics and reprogramming: ethical questions after the discovery of iPS cells

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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?

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Cancer: a disease of stem cells?

Cancer: a disease of stem cells?

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