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Welcome to HSCI StemCenter

The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) unites scientists at Harvard and its affiliated hospitals with the shared goal of advancing stem cell research to treat injury and disease and the analysis of related political, legal, and ethical issues. The HSCI StemCenter publishes StemBook which provides current, peer-reviewed chapters on topics related to stem cell biology; as well as timely perspectives, interviews, and news. It serves as a resource for the stem cell research community, educators, and the interested non-specialist as well as a tool to foster discussion and build community among its readers. The Stem Center also provides links to useful biological resources such as genes, antibodies and protocols; links to key events and ability to discuss about them.

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StemBook is a comprehensive, open-access collection of original, peer-reviewed chapters covering topics related to Stem Cell Biology. Read More

Cellular and nuclear reprogramming
Genomics and proteomics
Renewal
Ectoderm specification and differentiation
Germ cell and somatic stem cell biology in reproduction
Stem cell immunology
Endoderm specification and differentiation
Mesoderm specification and differentiation
Therapeutic prospects
Epigenetics
Niche biology, homing, and migration
Tissue engineering

New Chapters

The chromatin signature of pluripotent cells
Limbal epithelial stem cells of the cornea
Molecular imaging of stem cells
Stem cells, cancer, and epigenetics

Commentary

Need For Standardization in Stem Cell Research Highlighted in AAAS Webinar

Published: March 9, 2010
Many stem cell biologists have experienced the frustration: you do an experiment; your lab mate at the next bench does the same. But the two of you get different results. It may turn out that some tiny variation—cell passage number, confluence or the company you ordered a reagent from—altered the outcome.
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Past Commentaries

Advances in Imaging Techniques Help Drive Stem Cell Research Forward
Neural stem cells lacking FoxO transcription factors live fast and die young
Hair Follicles Help Probe Basic Tenets of Stem Cell Biology
Tumor Suppressor Genes Provide Clues to Reprogramming

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