One is that immature stem cells may still be lurking among the mature cardiomyocytes, and they could go on to form tumors after implants. That wasn't seen in this case.

Citation: Promising stem cell approach to correct photoreceptor cell degeneration, which causes visual decline and blindness (2023, April 14) retrieved 28 May 2025 from https://medicalxpress.com ...

In a study publishing in the journal Cell Stem Cell on February 2, researchers show that brain organoids—clumps of lab-grown neurons—can integrate with rat brains and respond to visual ...

Using live imaging and cellular barcoding, researchers in the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children's Hospital have glimpsed how new stem cells—in this case, blood stem cells—are vetted for ...