Source: University of Southern California
Date: May 15, 2007
Summary:
Songtao Shi, a researcher at USC's Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, and colleagues at dental school's in Korea and China have discovered that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are capable of regenerating facial bone and skin tissue in mouse and swine models. The work published in the April 2007 issue of the journal Stem Cells points to a future in which MSCs become a plastic surgeon's weapon of choice for everything from repairing severe facial disfigurement to removing wrinkles.
