Source: University of California - Irvine
Posted: February 17, 2006
Scientists at UC Irvine have discovered a way to keep large quantities of these cells alive, a finding that could potentially lead to mass production of hES cells for therapeutic use at lower cost.
Researchers found that molecules known as neurotrophins have a significant effect on whether hES cells survive in the laboratory. Although stem cells have the ability to self-renew and to differentiate into any cell in the body, it has been a challenge to keep them alive as single cells in an undifferentiated state.
Commentary: Hopefully this finding will enable research to progress at a more rapid pace, as scientists can now create mass quantities of stem cells in order to conduct a greater number of studies, experiments and clinical trials.
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