Stem-cell research takes a promising turn: Researchers said stem cells can be taken from amniotic fluid with no harm to mother or fetus.

Source: Associated Press
Date; January 09, 2007

Summary:

"Researchers at Wake Forest University and Harvard University reported that the stem cells they drew from amniotic fluid donated by pregnant women hold much the same promise as embryonic stem cells. They reported they were able to extract the stem cells from the fluid, which cushions babies in the womb, without harm to mother or fetus and turn their discovery into several different tissue cell types, including brain, liver and bone."