Source: Daily Mail
Date: 7 January 2007
Summary:
Scientists have shown for the first time that amniotic fluid is a rich source of stem cells, suggesting the powerful cells can be ethically harvested. They found that human stem cells, shed by the unborn baby into the surrounding amniotic fluid, can be coaxed into turning into muscle, bone, fat, blood vessel, nerve and liver cells in the lab. When the nerve cells were transplanted into mice with a degenerative brain disease, they grew and repopulated the diseased areas. Bone and liver cells also functioned well, the journal Nature Biotechnology reports. In addition to being easily obtainable, the cells can be grown quickly in large quantities.
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