Sunday, January 07, 2007

Report: Amniotic Fluid Yields Stem Cells

Source: Associated Press
Posted: January 7, 2007 10:22 AM PST

Summary:

Scientists at Wake Forest University and Harvard University announced the discovery of a plentiful source of stem cells in amniotic fluid, the fluid that cushions babies in the womb, and produced a variety of tissue types from these cells — avoiding the controversy over destroying embryos for research.

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