Donate

pluripotent stem cells

Hematopoietic blood cells

Blood-forming stem cells likely hold the key to curing many types of disease

Medicine

Stem cells, the raw building blocks of our body that can form any type of cell, have opened up an exciting area of medicine. A rediscovery in the use of blood-forming stem cells may further accelerate the treatment of aggressive cancers and autoimmune diseases.

iSPCs

In the future we will be making babies from skin cells, an author predicts

Science
Tell us about your experience accessing The World

We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving our website, theworld.org. Please fill out this quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous). Thanks for your time!

We respect your time, attention and privacy

This is a news website, not a click casino. We do NOT employ deceptive behaviors, display annoying ads or use third party cookies and trackers to monetize your visit or help advertisers track you across the internet.

Simply, we ask that you would consider a donation to support the journalism we produce every weekday. Thank you.

This is The World

The World is a public radio program and podcast that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Follow The World

Subscribe to The World’s Latest Edition podcast for free using your favorite podcast player: