Source: New Scientist
Posted: 18 August 2005 00:01
Summary:
New Scientist reports on the discovery of umbilical cord blood stem cells that may have the therapeutic potential of embryonic stem cells:
"Hopes for treating disease with stem cells from umbilical cord blood has received a major boost, following the discovery of primitive cells with clinical potential matching that of the far more controversial embryonic stem cells (ESCs). The latter are originally derived from human fetuses, which are then destroyed, and have become a major ethical issue, especially in the US."
