The second edition of Essentials of Stem Cell Biology incorporates the latest advances in the field of stem cells, with new chapters on clinical translation, cancer stem cells, and direct reprogramming—including chapters by the scientists whose groundbreaking research ushered in the era of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells.
While the second edition offers a comprehensive—and much needed update of the rapid progress that has been achieved in the field in the last half decade, we have retained those facts and subject matter which, while not new, is pertinent to the understanding of this exciting area of biology.