Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Gives Old Animals Youthful Immune Cells: Cloned Stem Cells Show Important Advantage Over Adult Stem Cells

Source: Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
Date: June 29, 2005

Summary:

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. and its collaborators reported the long-term transplantation of clone-derived stem cells in an animal model of aging. In this study, the cloned-derived stem cells showed an exponential (tenfold) competitive advantage over adult stem cells.