Source: University of Cambridge
Date: 28 June 2007
Summary:
Two independent teams of researchers based at the University of Cambridge and Oxford have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in mice and rats which is very similar to human embryonic stem cells. Both papers are published online this week in Nature. The discovery, and its virtually simultaneous verification, will change the way we think about human embryonic stem cells. It is likely to accelerate understanding of stem cell development and help the derivation of stem cells in other species - including livestock and disease-prone mice used in research - thereby providing better models for researchers involved in stem cell research.
