title: Developments in human embryonic stem cells.
abstract: My task today is to describe the properties of stem cells speaking from the perspective of an investigator familiar with mammalian embryos and also working on human embryonic stem cells. My laboratory is based in the Department of Surgery and the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, where you can find more information about ourselves and our colleagues (www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital and Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2XY, UK.
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pedersen
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000166:cytology*; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000502:physiology; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D032984:Ethics, Research; D018392:Genomic Imprinting / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics