Stem cell based therapy is a 21st century approach of therapeutic intervention which epitomizes
a shift from conventional symptomatic treatment strategy to addressing the root cause of the
disease process. This is especially a hope for the patients suffering from diseases such as
Alzheimer diabetes myocardial infarction and other diseases which have always been considered
as incurable. Moreover stem cells provide excellent in vitro disease models for drug
development. This book is a compilation of the bench experience of experts from various
research labs involved in the cutting edge area of research describing the use of stem cells
both as part of the combinatorial therapeutic intervention approach and as tools (disease
model) during drug development.
