Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Aging Stem Cells in Mice May Hold Answers to Diseases of the Aged, Stanford Study Finds

Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted: June 6 2007, 10:00 AM EST

Summary:

As stem cells in the blood grow older, genetic mutations accumulate that could be at the root of blood diseases that strike people as they age, according to work done in mice by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.