Science news articles about 'Mutated stem cell'

... a tissue, will create mutations in some of the surviving stem cells. When such abnormal (mutated) stem cells repopulate ... you don't force mutated stem cells to become activated (and divide) to replenish ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research in mice has found that mutated stem cells can migrate to the surface of injured skin, where they can trigger the growth of tumors.

A new study finds 138 stem cell lines that change genetically after growing in the laboratory, allowing for their elimination.

Fibroid uterine tumors affect an estimated 15 million women in the United States, causing irregular bleeding, anemia, pain and infertility. [...]