Monday, February 12, 2007

Scientists clone mice from adult skin stem cells

Source: Rockefeller University
Date: February 12, 2007

Summary;

Researchers at Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute have cloned mice using adult stem cells taken from the rodents' skin for the first time, according to a study that suggests this type of versatile cell can improve the success rate of this notoriously difficult procedure, called nuclear transfer.