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Human blood stem cells emerging from specialized endothelial cells in the wall of an embryonic aorta. UCLA scientists’ confirmation of this process clarifies a longstanding controversy about the stem cells’ cellular origin.
A human T cell, in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow.
An engineered HSC-iNKT cell (blue) attacking a human tumor cell.
A colony of human induced pluripotent stem cells
The developed AI algorithm can transform a brightfield image into a fluorescent-like image without sacrificing the cells to obtain.
Microscope image showing muscle stem cells produced using the newly discovered chemical cocktail. Muscle cells, in red, are integrating into injured muscle, in green, of an adult mouse.
Immunoflurescence staining shows the asymmetric chromatin structure during cell reprogramming. | Credit: Yang Song
Headshot of Daniel Geschwind
A section of an artificial thymic organoid showing T cells (outlined in green) created from blood stem cells. | UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Cell Reports
Two scientists in a lab.