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[stem] / stɛm /






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Stem cell therapies for type 1 diabetes are already being tested in clinical trials, but they face several hurdles.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

But in August 2013, a group of researchers, led by Irving Weissman of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, published a paper questioning the legitimacy of Ratajczak’s claim.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

In rural Virginia, dozens of young cows belonging to Chris Stem graze by a frozen pond.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Stem cell transplants offer "the last chance of life" for many blood cancer patients, according to the charity Anthony Nolan.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The girl who stared back had the same heart-shaped face, the same slightly crooked smile, the same brown hair, the same gray eyes as Hannah Stem of New Rochelle, New York, in America.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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