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Advance In Making Stem Cells From Skin

Posted by kdawson on from the we-don't-need-no-steenkin'-viruses dept.

KillerBob writes with an advance on the news from a year back that stem cells can be produced from human skin — discussed here. Now Canadian researchers have found a safe way to generate stem cells without using viruses to modify the genome, a process that can have its own dangers. "The ethical debate over embryonic stem cell use may soon be moot, thanks to a Canadian team of researchers who, together with a team out of Scotland, has found a safe way to grow stem cells from a patient's own skin. The revolutionary finding, described in a paper published yesterday by the international science journal Nature, means doctors may be one step closer to treating a multitude of diseases, including Alzheimer's, diabetes and Parkinson's."

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  1. in my opinion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    fuck kdawson. he's a meaningless sack of dog shit.

  2. Slashdot eds, please, do the world a favor. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

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