Hematopoietic Stem Cells V, Volume 1044 (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)

The most recent developments in hematopoietic stem cell researchare presented in this volume, along with their clinicalimplications. The field of hematopoietic stem cell biology israpidly advancing, and new ideas and concepts supported byfascinating new technologies captivated the interest and excitementof the participants of the meeting.

The sharing of new ideas and technologies with other scientistsrepresents an invaluable stimulus, particularly for the younginvestigators in the field. It is hoped that the spirit of themeeting will be carried forward to the readers of this volume andthat its content will stimulate new and fruitful projects in thefield of stem cell biology.

The major topics covered are genetic and epigenetic regulationof stem cells, stem cell plasticity, stem cell regulation andself-renewal, and embryonic stem cells as well as malignant stemcell biology.

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