The human skeleton is an amalgam of diverse tissue types including bone, cartilage, and fat cells. Each tissue type in the skeleton is generated and maintained by the precise regulation of stem cells possessing the ability to replenish themselves via specific cell-lineages, with researchers looking for the elusive stem cell-type for bone and cartilage.  Now, a study from researchers led by Stanford University isolates human … Continue reading Researchers identify elusive human skeletal stem cells.