CNN — (CNN) — Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury ...

Every second, millions of blood cells are produced in the human body, and about 90% of the cells replaced daily are blood cells. These include red blood cells essential for oxygen transport, platelets ...

For the first time, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have succeeded in using nanorobots to stimulate ...

- Stem cells can be manipulated, under certain conditions, to become mature cells with special functions, such as the beating cells of the heart muscle or insulin-producing cells of the pancreas.

This summer marks the third anniversary of President Bush's announcement of his policy on stem cell research. In the intervening years, the subject has become a polarizing flash point for American ...