Stem Cells and Their Ability to Stick Together

According to an article published on Science Daily, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and the Current Biology, found that the protein Oct4 was actually responsible for the stem cells' ability to stick together. The researchers found that when stem cells separate they tend to differentiate into mature cells of different parts of the body. However, if these stem cells stick together, with the help of Oct4, then they will not differentiate and will continue on as stem cells.

University of Edinburgh found that they may be able to maintain stem cells in their purest form until needed for medical use. This research, which was published in the journal
I think that this is an absolutely remarkable find. Stem cells are a very important part of medicine and gaining a better understanding of how to maintain them can lead to so many breakthroughs in the medical field. Doctors may finally be able to treat, or even cure, degenerative diseases which plague people everywhere and we can finally be able to give people their lives back.