Advance In Making Stem Cells From Skin

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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[theheadlessrabbit]

this research is actually very old.

Their department failed to pay any kickback to Rogers, so this news was put in one of the internet's slow tubes, and is only reaching slashdot today.

damn lack of Canadian net nutrality!