Source: The Globe and Mail
Posted: September 20, 2007 at 4:19 AM EDT
Summary:
Men have a source of potentially life-saving stem cells between their legs. A team of American researchers has found a way to easily identify stem cells in the testicles of adult mice that can be coaxed to turn into brain cells, muscle cells, heart cells, blood cells and even blood vessels. One day, they say, male patients may be able to turn to their own testicles as a source of stem cells to repair an ailing heart or kidney or to fix the brain damage caused by Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.
