Source: San Jose Mercury News
Posted: May 7, 2007 01:35:42 PM PDT
Summary:
The San Jose Mercury News reports on an advancement in growing blood vessels from human embryonic stem cells:
"Scientists at Advanced Cell Technology in Alameda claim to have rapidly regrown rodent blood vessels from human embryonic stem cells using a technique they hope one day may treat people suffering from heart attacks, diabetes and other ailments. The key to the discovery is a type of cell with highly regenerative capabilities - called a hemangioblast - which the researchers created in vast numbers from the stem cells, according to a study they published today in the journal Nature Methods."
