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Stem cells have two remarkable abilities: they can self-renew to keep the stem cell pool replenished, and
1 S" O A& P; \) l& M' c0 z, xthey can differentiate into a wide variety of cell types. This stunning biological duality intrigues not only
: ^* r! S* w$ Z( m3 j9 S, kthose interested in the basic mechanisms of development, differentiation, and reprogramming, but1 A+ W5 D8 Z1 I) g w: o, F
also those who seek to use stem cells therapeutically to replace lost or damaged tissue. But when did
1 ]+ [4 d# K1 V- R5 S9 i" sthe stem cell revolution start? It was back in the 1960s that two Canadian researchers, Ernest A. McCulloch, f/ y4 b$ {- Q2 ?2 P
and James E. Till, launched the field of stem cell research with their groundbreaking work on the hematopoietic+ X/ r5 l. L! O5 }; T
stem cells of mouse bone marrow. By designing clonogenic assays to measure stem cell differentiation# _% m3 p8 s- _+ w3 q/ P7 f7 o4 z2 s* l
in vitro and serial transplantation assays to study stem cell repopulating ability in vivo, Till and( X. f7 h& i, J4 {% Z' B/ n
McCulloch defined the hallmark characteristics of stem cells.
: I' B. X/ ^$ O/ b3 KThe field of stem cell research has come a long way in 50 years, as we hope will be apparent from this% Y! o( K) z7 C9 n* G5 z' L
year’s Special Review Issue. Our goal in this issue is to highlight the remarkable biological features of5 @% S. ?) n7 U4 i. X' ?) s
stem cells, the molecular pathways that control these characteristics, and the ways in which these enigmatic% p; [# l ]; N( K. a
cells can be exploited for cell replacement therapy. We would like to thank the many distinguished
5 W7 N( L: W9 D9 {7 O! Y7 M# ]experts who contributed their time and efforts as authors and reviewers to make this special issue on
" E7 {4 l5 V) s' v3 Z6 lstem cells informative, thought-provoking, and timely. We hope that this collection of articles conveys a- {" y& e, h& Z0 b, J2 N: _$ j7 {
the excitement and promise of stem cell research, as we enter a new era of possibility. |
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