Source: BBC News
Posted: 27 June 2007, 23:04 GMT 00:04 UK
Summary:
BBC News reports on the discovery of a mouse stem cell which is similar to a human embryonic stem cell:
"UK scientists say the discovery of a new type of stem cell should aid research into cures for disease. The journal Nature features two studies in which scientists extracted rodent embryonic stem cells which closely resembled their human counterparts. Previously extracted animal stem cells behaved very differently. Substituting rodent for human embryonic stem cells could speed up research, as they would be easier to obtain, and less controversial to use."
