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."

Every Skincell is Sacred

[neoform]

We must move to ban all exfoliating soaps! Murder!!

Lame lame lame

[grub]

Make stem cells the way nature intended: from aborted fetuses.

Quit wimping around.

Re:Unlimited stem cells

[jcwayne]

Dupes are the left over stem cells that refused to differentiate.