ESTOOLS - Advances with human embryonic stem cells - Discovery
Discovery
“Embryonic stem cells know how to make every single cell type of the body organism. All secrets are there, we just have to discover them.“
Embryonic stem cells are fascinating, and have captured the imagination and attention of scientists, patients, doctors, politicians, the media and many others.
In this 'Discovery' section of the ESTOOLS website, we'll show you some of the most exciting things we've discovered about embryonic stem cells. We'll also highlight places where you can find out more about these fascinating cells - on the web, in person at featured events, and on the big and small screen.
Stem cells - a starting point
If you're new to stem cells, good places to start are the Frequently Asked Questions pages at the National Institutes of Health and at EuroStemCell. ESTOOLS is a founding sponsor of the EuroStemCell portal for stem cell information.
Stem cells on screen
If you prefer your information in audiovisual form, EuroStemCell, another European research consortium, has made an award-winning short film about stem cell research. You can view it online in six European languages.
EuroNews TV made an 8-minute programme in February 2007 titled “Human dignity and stem cell research in the EU”. It is in seven European languages, and was partly filmed in Sheffield at the laboratory of Professor Peter Andrews, the ESTOOLS Coordinator. Click here to view the film with your choice of soundtrack in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese or Russian.
Stem cell terminology - what does it all mean?
If you'd like to know more about the language of stem cell biology, scientific journal Nature published a glossary of stem cell terms in June 2006, penned by ESTOOLS Principal Investigator Austin Smith, the Deputy Coordinator of ESTOOLS.
We also created a glossary to accompany our photo-exhibition - see our Smile of a Stem Cell webpage
What do stem cells look like?
ESTOOLS scientists captured the images shown on our webpages and flyer. Dr Paul Gokhale, of the Centre for Stem Cell Biology at the University of Sheffield, explains the images on this website's homepage and on the ESTOOLS publicity flyer - see the page ESTOOLS webpages images of embryonic stem cells.
A touring photo exhibition of other images created by our scientists is shown on our page Smile of a Stem Cell. If you would like the exhibition to come to your town, and can help us organise this, please contact us!
ESTOOLS in schools
We have been taking our experts into schools, and bringing schools to our labs, around Europe. See the pages about our T.E.L.E.S.C.O.P.E. activities and oher school visits.
Organisations
Our links page points you towards independent websites with a wide range of information for scientists and non-scientists.
ESTOOLS are available to answer your questions. Please don't hesitate to contact us on the details below:
E-mail us: info@estools.eu
Call us: +44(0)1142221083
