title: Stem cell biology: Towards the reality of cell therapeutics.
abstract: Although the road to cell therapeutics is rife with uncertainties — scientific, clinical and economic — its success could transform medicine. Five years into its mission, the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine is laying a foundation for this new form of medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, 210 King Street, San Francisco, California 94123, USA. ATrounson@cirm.ca.gov
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trounson
authors.forename: Natalie D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Dewitt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003585:Cell Biology; D004194:Disease; D006801:Humans; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells