Sunday, August 26, 2007

When is a stem cell not really a stem cell?

Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Date: August 26, 2007

Summary:

Working with embryonic mouse brains, a team of Johns Hopkins scientists seems to have discovered an almost-too-easy way to distinguish between “true” neural stem cells and similar, but less potent versions. Their finding, reported this week in Nature, could simplify the isolation of stem cells not only from brain but also other body tissues.