Source: Knight Ridder Newspapers
Posted: August 27, 2005 07:50 PM
Summary:
A team of scientists at Harvard have fused skin cells with embryonic stem cells to create a hybrid cell. The new cell can be "reprogrammed" to become a different kind of cell. The new technology may lead to new ways to produce insulin, which could benefit diabetics, regenerate nerves, which could help paralyzed people walk again, and could be used to stave off degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.
