StemSurge

A look at current stem cell research for various body systems.

Which spare body parts will stem cells deliver first? We’ve been waiting 20 years for human stem cells to deliver spare parts. Megan Munsie takes a look at the winners coming down the track.

This artificial tissue can beat, express genes, and respond to drugs in a way that mimics a real human atrium.

Scientists Just Engineered Human Heart Tissue That Beats Like The Real Thing If you have doubts about the progress scientists are making in growing tissue in the lab, check out this incredible artificial heart tissue that beats just like the real thing - it's both haunting and fascinating to watch.

Researchers have transplanted cells generated from induced pluripotent stem cells into the brain of a man with Parkinson’s disease. This is the first time researchers have tested the use of the reprogrammed stem cells in the human brain.

Parkinson’s Patient Transplanted with Neurons Derived from iPSCs This is the first time researchers have tested the use of the reprogrammed stem cells in the human brain.

‘Reprogrammed’ stem cells have been implanted into the brain of a patient with Parkinson’s disease for the first time.

‘Reprogrammed’ stem cells implanted into patient with Parkinson’s disease A man in his 50s is the first of seven patients to receive the experimental therapy.