Monday, March 21, 2005

Adult Stem Cells Can Produce Brain Cells: In chick embryos, specific chemical environment brings results

Source: HealthDay News
Date: March 21, 2005

Summary:

Experiments involving chicken eggs may have hatched a major advance in stem cell research, as investigators watched adult human stem cells develop into functioning brain cells. Experts hope that, someday, adult stem cells from a patient's own bone marrow might be used to regrow and replace brain or spinal cord cells lost to injury or disease.