Can You Hear Me Now? Scientists Find Previously Unknown Receptors On Adult Stem Cells

... Researchers have long believed that stem cells in the bone marrow spent most of their existence in a slumber-like state, unaware of -- and unaffected by -- the daily battles fought by the body's immune system. But in a new paper in Immunity, scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have found that stem cells play an active roll in martialing the body's defenses against life-threatening pathogens. The findings could lead to improved treatments for cancer and autoimmune disease. ...