Stem Cell Research
Moving beyond embryonic stem cells: Encouragement on the horizon
Published in Blood Weekly, July 21st, 2011
2011 JUL 21 -- ROCHESTER, Minn. - For nearly two decades, the medical world and the American public have grappled with the lightning-rod topic of stem cells, in particular the controversy surrounding cells from human embryos. But when researchers four years ago successfully "reprogrammed" adult body cells to become stem cells, some thought the ethical debate was nearly over. Those redirected cells, known as induced pluripotent cells, or iPS cells, show potential as therapy.
"The benefit is they require no destruction of human embryos," says Mayo Clinic hematologist/oncologist C. Christopher Hook, M.D., an author reviewing the science and ethics of stem...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2011-07-21)
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