Source: Bloomberg News
Date: May 8, 2007
Summary:
Bloomberg News reports on a new experiment by Advanced Cell Technology in which embryonic stem cells were turned into a type of cell to treat eye disorders and create new blood vessels:
"Advanced Cell Technology Inc. said it has turned embryonic stem cells into a type of repair cell that helped treat damaged eyes and generated new blood vessels in the limbs and hearts of animals in a study. The repair cell, called a hemangioblast, can become either a blood-building cell or one that can form the lining of blood vessels, depending on which chemicals are used to coax the cell into changing, a study says. The repair cells can be produced in large quantities and under tightly controlled and replicable conditions, the Alameda, Calif.-based company said."
