Source: Australian Associated Press / Sydney Morning Herald
Date: 23 January 2006
Australian scientists believe they have moved a step closer to developing human embryonic stem cells capable of treating disease. The researchers at Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital have produced a continuously growing population of human embryonic stem cells in a culture devoid of animal products, eliminating the risk of animal-to-human contamination in potential therapies. Eliminating the need for animal products is seen by scientists as overcoming a major hurdle in developing safe and effective treatments for human diseases using embryonic stem cells.
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