Wednesday, June 06, 2007

A Leap Forward for Stem Cells

Source: Time
Date: June 6, 2007

Summary:

Time reports on new research in which adult stem cells were turned into cells with traits of embryonic stem cells:

"...researchers in the U.S. and Japan announced exciting advances in their ability to turn back the clock on older, adult cells and get them to generate embryonic stem cells. The findings could expand the ways that doctors and patients eventually generate customized stem cells for treatments."