title: Stem cells: time to check our premises.
abstract: A recent meeting titled "Conserved Mechanisms of Stem Cell Control and Regeneration" was held at the Biopharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) in Madison, Wisconsin. The diversity of stem cells and biological contexts discussed highlight the field's rapid progress in deciphering the molecular basis of stem cell functions and emphasize the challenges facing the future exploitation of these cells as therapeutic vectors.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 20N 1900E, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. sanchez@neuro.utah.edu
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Alvarado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D014922:Wisconsin; D051153:Wnt Proteins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D051153:Wnt Proteins