Sunday, June 08, 2008

Caution On Stem Cell Therapy: Single Organs May Contain Several Types Of Adult Stem Cells

Source: University of Utah Health Sciences
Date: June 9, 2008

Summary:

A single organ may contain more than one type of adult stem cell -- a discovery that complicates prospects for using the versatile cells to replace damaged tissue as a treatment for disease, according to a new study from the laboratory of geneticist Mario Capecchi, the University of Utah's Nobel Laureate.