Thursday, March 22, 2007

Breakthrough may help leukemia victims: Blood stem cells from the livers of two-week-old mouse fetuses used in study

Source: Vancouver Sun
Date: March 22, 2007

Summary:

The Vancouver Sun reports on a new research finding in using stem cells to treat leukemia and other blood cancers in mouse fetuses:

"Researchers at the BC Cancer Agency are reporting a potential breakthrough in stem cell research on laboratory mice that may eventually help cancer specialists develop better treatments for people with leukemia and other cancers of the blood system.
The study used blood stem cells -- cells that can regenerate more blood cells -- from the livers of two-week-old mouse fetuses."