Source: Agence France Presse (AFP)
January 10, 2008, 14:58 EST
Summary:
Agence France Presse (AFP) reports Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., a biotechnology company in the field of stem cell research, successfully created embryonic stem cell lines without destroying embryos:
"In a bid to sidestep the ethical debate over the use of human embryos in medical research, scientists have developed a way to derive viable stem cell lines without harming the embryo. They did so by extracting a single cell from the embryo -- as in vitro fertilization clinics do when they test for genetic defects -- and introducing a common molecule called laminin to keep it in a stem cell, or pluripotent, state."
Below are links to more coverage of this news story from various news sources:
Los Angeles Times: "Stem cells created without destroying embryos"
Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology: "Advanced Cell reports new embryonic stem cell tech ready to go"
San Jose Mercury News: "Stem-cell firms hail advance"
San Francisco Chronicle: "Firm proves its stem cell work won't destroy embryos"
Washington Post: "Lab Cites Stem Cell Advance"
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Embryos Survive stem cells' creation"
