1. Mathematical modeling of stem cells : a complexity primer for the stem-cell biologist / Mark d'Inverno, Neil Theise, and Jane Prophet -- 2. Theoretical concepts of tissue stem-cell organization / Ingo Roeder, Joerg Galle, and Markus Loeffler -- 3. Mechanisms of genetic fidelity in mammalian adult stem cells / James L. Sherley -- 4. Neural stem cells : isolation and self-renewal / Hideyuki Okano. [et al.] -- 5. Stem cells in mammary epithelium / Gilbert H. Smith and Robert B. Clarke -- 6. Lineage tracking, regulation, and behaviors of intestinal stem cells / Melissa H. Wong and Adnan Z. Rizvi -- 7. Stem cell populations in skin / Richard P. Redvers and Pritinder Kaur -- 8. A perspective on in vitro clonogenic keratinocytes : a window into the regulation of the progenitor cell compartment of the cutaneous epithelium / Rebecca J. Morris -- 9. Hepatic stem cells and the liver's maturational lineages : implications for liver biology, gene expression, and cell therapies / Eva Schmelzer. [et al.] -- 10. Multistage carcinogenesis : from intestinal stem cell to colon cancer in the population / E. Georg Luebeck -- 11. Intestinal stem cells and the development of colorectal neoplasia / Stuart A.C. McDonald. [et al.] -- 12. Stem cells in neurodegeneration and injury / Reaz Vawda, Nigel L. Kennea, and Huseyin Mehmet -- 13. Adult stem cells and gene therapy / Ilaria Bellantuono and Leslie J. Fairbairn --14. Clinical applications of hematopoietic stem cells / Joanne Ewing and Yvonne Summers.