Stem Cells

Paper asserts research on primate embryonic stem cells is crucial

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 25th, 2005

Studying the embryonic stem (ES) cells of primates in parallel with ongoing research on human ES cells will accelerate the knowledge gained, improve techniques for working with ES cells, and maximize the potential for developing powerful new therapies to treat human degenerative diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson and Alzheimer disease.

This is according to a report to be published in Cloning and Stem Cells, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

The great promise of embryonic stem cells for treating a range of human diseases will only be realized through combined research on human ES cells and studies in animal...

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