EuroStemCell site glossary
Online glossary of words and phrases commonly used in stem celli research.
PAS 84 Regenerative Medicine - Glossary
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has recently published a new Publicly Available Specification (PAS) which defines the terms commonly used in the field of regenerative medicine. Developed in consultation with UK stakeholders, PAS 84 contains over 200 definitions in the areas of cell and tissue components, non-cellular components, cell and tissue procurement, measurement and analysis, manufacturing and production, and clinical trials. Download PDF file from BSI website.
Understanding Stem Cells
An educational primer by the US National Academies "designed to provide basic knowledge to facilitate thinking about and understanding the scientific and ethical issues surrounding stem cells."
Poster on pluripotent cell isolation for regenerative medicine
This poster, available as a PDF download from Nature Reviews Molecular Biology, compares and
contrasts the properties of pluripotent embryonic stem cellsi with those
of laboratory-generated pluripotent cells. See also the accompanying glossary.