What Are Stem Cells? A Clear Guide to Why They Matter in Regenerative Medicine
The two abilities of stem cells — self-renewal and differentiation — and how they differ from ordinary cells.
What stem cells are, how they differ from ordinary cells, and how they relate to regenerative medicine.
Foundational articles on what stem cells are and how regenerative medicine began.
The two abilities of stem cells — self-renewal and differentiation — and how they differ from ordinary cells.
Regenerative medicine aims to repair and regenerate cells, tissues, and organs damaged by illness or injury — and stem-cell therapy is one of its methods.
Stem cells come in several kinds that differ in origin, differentiation range, and research use — ES cells, iPS cells, and somatic stem cells.
Regenerative medicine is not just 'putting stem cells in' — it supplies cells, builds tissue, and draws out the body's own repair capacity.
Stem cells themselves, cells made from stem cells, processed cell products, and cell-derived components—what is actually administered and what to confirm beforehand.
Induced pluripotent stem cells made by reprogramming body cells: how they are made, research using them, and products approved in Japan in 2026.
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