Source: Associated Press
Date: February 16, 2008
Summary:
The Associated Press reports scientists at the University of Iowa have created functioning white blood cells that fight infection from embryonic stem cells:
"University of Iowa researchers say Leukemia patients may soon have another way to boost their immune systems -- embryonic stem cells. For the first time, scientists used embryonic stem cells in mice to develop functioning white blood cells that fight infection. The breakthrough may help doctors eventually use the cells as an alternative source for bone marrow transplants."
