Friday, March 24, 2006

Adult cells in mice shown to mimic embryonic stem cells

Source: Reuters
Posted: March 24, 2006

LONDON (Reuters) - German scientists said on Friday they had isolated sperm-producing stem cells that have similar properties to embryonic stem cells from adult mice. If it is possible to isolate the cells in humans and show that they work it would give scientists another source of stem cells for research and remove the ethical dilemma associated with stem cells derived from human embryos.

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