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How cells become cancerous is a process researchers are still trying to fully understand. Generally, normal cells grow and multiply through controlled cell division, where old and damaged cells are replaced after they die by new cells. Sometimes this process stops working, leading cells to start growing uncontrollably and develop…

Researchers have identified a subpopulation of mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow that express the marker CD73. Read on for details:

Operation used pioneering stem cell injections

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Human volunteers have received the first-ever transfusion of lab grown red blood cells in a groundbreaking scientific first. Volunteers received about 5ml-10ml of blood (around 1-2 teaspoons), which contained around 15 billion red blood cells. So far, volunteers who received the lab-grown blood cells are reported to be in good…

Keith and Jenny DiMarino were expecting their third child 11 years ago when they got e-mails that promoted the preservation of stem cells from their baby's umbilical cord.

Volunteers receive a transfusion of blood grown in a laboratory from stem cells of donors to see if it lasts longer than blood donated from a standard transfusion.

Scientists say that if proved safe, manufactured blood cells could revolutionise treatments for people with blood disorders

This could transform care, says consultant haematologist Cedric Ghevaert

World first clinical test could be good news for people with rare blood groups and those who need frequent transfusions

These red blood cells would mean people who require regular long-term blood transfusions could need fewer transfusions in the future.