Rare stem cells (in red) that give rise to scar-tissue secreting myofibroblast cells, here found near the blood vessels of a mouse kidney (in green). (Credit: Rafael Kramann, MD)
Harvard team identifies rare stem cells that give rise to...
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature cells are far more plastic than had previously been imagined.... Read more about Kidney repair may not require stem cells