Sunday, January 07, 2007

Research hopes to create new line of stem cells, possible alternative to embryonic studies

Source: Winston-Salem Journal
Date: January 7, 2007

Summary:

Wake Forest University researchers have discovered a new source of stem cells in the amniotic fluid that surrounds fetuses in the womb, and have turned the cells into a functioning liver and other types of cells that may eventually be used in treating disease.

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