A ‘fountain of youth’ gene may hold the key to faster healing of injuries and damage caused by degenerative diseases, say scientists.

HARVARD scientists say they have created stem cells for 10 genetic disorders, which will allow researchers to watch the diseases develop in a lab dish.

Scientists in California say they have produced embryos that are clones of two men, a potential step towards developing scientifically valuable stem cells.

STEM CELL researchers reacted with enthusiasm and some reservations to a report that scientists have found stem cells in amniotic fluid, a discovery that would allow them to sidestep the controversy over destroying embryos for research.