Stem cells not essential for cloning, study hints

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Posted: October 2, 2006

Summary:

For the first time, two mice pups were made from a kind of blood cell that cannot replicate. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, open up new areas of investigation in the field of cloning research

Commentary: Maybe this finding will provide scientists with an new understanding into how to transform blood cells into specific cell types to treat diseases, injuries and medical conditions while avoiding the controversy commonly associated with embryonic stem cell research.