The Journal of Young Investigators: An Undergraduate, Peer-Reviewed Science Journal

The Stem Cells That Promise No Miracles

Stem cells have recently been heralded as being the key to ending a great number of the world’s maladies. Stem cells’ functions range from tissue repair to the formation of the entire human body. Most stem cell research presently focuses on harnessing the powers of stem cells and using their plasticity to create new cells to replace damaged ones. Once this is realized, many degenerative diseases as we know them will probably be history. However, the pessimists amongst us have long suspected that ...More »