gogs67
Apr 8th, 2008, 02:46 PM
Scientists have taken skin cells from patients with eight different diseases and turned them into stem cells.
The advance means scientists are moving closer to using stem cells from the patient themselves to treat disease.
This would mean they could circumvent the ethical and practical problems of using embryonic stem cells, which has sparked much opposition.
Researcher Dr Willy Lensch, of Harvard Medical School, said the technique had "incredible potential".
He said it could help scientists understand the earliest stages of human genetic disease. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif
The stem cells were created by taking
biopsies from patients with diseases such as Huntington's and muscular dystrophy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7334365.stm
Another nail in the coffin for Animal testing?
The advance means scientists are moving closer to using stem cells from the patient themselves to treat disease.
This would mean they could circumvent the ethical and practical problems of using embryonic stem cells, which has sparked much opposition.
Researcher Dr Willy Lensch, of Harvard Medical School, said the technique had "incredible potential".
He said it could help scientists understand the earliest stages of human genetic disease. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif
The stem cells were created by taking
biopsies from patients with diseases such as Huntington's and muscular dystrophy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7334365.stm
Another nail in the coffin for Animal testing?