This textbook is written by highly recognized researchers in the field
It provides a detailed and updated view on stem cell biology
It provides basic knowledge to understand the biology and applications of stem cells

It provides a detailed and updated view on stem cell biology It offers basic understanding on early development and primordial germ cells It discusses neural and cardiac regeneration It describes the diverse biomedical applications of stem cells

Autorentext

Gabriela Rodrigues is an Assistant Professor at the University of Lisbon where she is responsible for the course on Stem Cell Biology. 
Bernard Roelen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht University whose research focus is on mammalian germ cells and early embryonic stem cells. 

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction: a decade teaching stem cell biology.- Chapter 2: Preimplantation development: from germ cells to blastocyst.- Chapter 3: Origins of pluripotency: from stem cells to germ cells.- Chapter 4: Human induced pluripotent stem (hiPS) cells: generation and applications.- Chapter 5: Cellular reprogramming and aging.- Chapter 6: Cloning.- Chapter 7: Stem cells in plant development.- Chapter 8: Axial stem cells and the formation of the vertebrate body.- Chapter 9: Skeletal muscle development - from stem cells to body movement.- Chapter 10: Cardiac regeneration and repair: from mechanisms to therapeutic strategies.- Chapter 11: Reproducing human brain development in vitro: generating cerebellar neurons for modelling cerebellar ataxias.- Chapter 12: Neurotoxicology and disease modelling.- Chapter 13: Mesenchymal stem cells for cutaneous wound healing.