Source: Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
Posted: January 10, 2008 10:24 AM PST
Summary:
In an official company news release Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., a biotechnology company in the field of stem cell research, announced the development of embryonic stem cell lines without destroying embryos:
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. together with colleagues announced today the development of five human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines without the destruction of embryos. These new results have the potential to end the ethical debate surrounding the use of embryos to derive stem cells. In fact, the NIH report to the President refers to this technology as one of the viable alternatives to the destruction of embryos."
