Preface. I. Embryonic stem cells -- Maintenance of human embryonic stem cell identity and Inhibition of extraembryonic differentiation: Role of cnot1, cnot2 and cnot3.-Investigating the role of the embryonic stem cell self-renewal gene nanog in neoplastic processes -- Derivation and expansion of human embryonic stem cells under xeno-free, defined conditions -- Self-renewal of nave state mouse embryonic stem cells: Role of lacdinac in lif/stat3 signaling -- Cancer gene therapy potential of neural stem cells derived from human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. II. Cancer stem cells -- The role of cancer stem)-like( cells and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in spreading head and neck squamous cell carcinoma -- Glioma propagating cells show enhanced chemoresistance and radioresistance )an update( -- Chemical genomic approaches to eradicate leukemia stem cells -- Isolation of cancer stem cells showing drug resistance in the human epithelia ovarian cancer -- Cancer stem cells in pediatric sarcomas -- Cancer stem cells derived from mouse induced pluripotent stem cells -- Stemness regulation of somatic cancer cells -- Induced differentiation of brain tumour stem cells -- Role of microenvironment in regulating stem cell and tumor initiating cancer cell behavior and its potential therapeutic implications -- Identification of ovarian cancer stem cells: molecular pathways. III. Hematopoietic stem cells -- Hematopoietic stem cells and bone regeneration -- Children with solid tumors: identification of ematopoietic and endothelial progenitor cells as biomarkers -- Pediatric neuroblastoma: combined treatment with monoclonal antibody and cytokines preceded by matopoietic stem cell transplantation -- Autologous and allogeneic hematopoieitic cell transplantation: risk of second malignancies. IV. Neural stem cells -- Treatment of injured spinal cord: engraftment of neural stem cells -- Spinal cord injury ngineering using neural stem cells -- Endogenous regenerative potential of neural stem/progenitor cells of the newborn brain )an overview(.Index