Translational Developmental Biology

Translational developmental biology is a growing approach to studying biological phenomena that explicitly aims to develop medical therapies. When discussing the generation of new therapies it is often argued that they will emerge as a ?translation? from ?fundamental biology.? Although translational research is not a new term, ?translational developmental biology? has been steadily gaining popularity as discoveries in cell and developmental biology, particularly those involving stem cells [5], provide a basis for regenerative medicine [6].