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Adult cells in mice shown to mimic embryonic stem cells
today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-03-24T170748Z_01_L24718046_RTRUKOC_0_US-SCIENCE-STEM-CELLS.xml&rpc=22
LONDON (Reuters) - German scientists said on Friday they had isolated sperm-producing stem cells that have similar properties to embryonic stem cells from adult mice.
If the same type of cells in humans show similar qualities the researchers from the Georg-August-University of Goettingen believe they could be used in stem cell research which would remove the ethical dilemma associated with stem cells derived from human embryos.
“These isolated spermatogonial stem cells respond to culture conditions and acquire embryonic stem cell properties,” Gerd Hasenfuss and his colleagues said in report published online by the journal Nature.
Stem cells are master cells that have the potential to develop into any cell type in the body. Scientists believe they could act as a type of repair system to provide new therapies for illnesses ranging from diabetes to Parkinson’s.
VERY interesting!!! A NEW HOPE???
today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-03-24T170748Z_01_L24718046_RTRUKOC_0_US-SCIENCE-STEM-CELLS.xml&rpc=22
LONDON (Reuters) - German scientists said on Friday they had isolated sperm-producing stem cells that have similar properties to embryonic stem cells from adult mice.
If the same type of cells in humans show similar qualities the researchers from the Georg-August-University of Goettingen believe they could be used in stem cell research which would remove the ethical dilemma associated with stem cells derived from human embryos.
“These isolated spermatogonial stem cells respond to culture conditions and acquire embryonic stem cell properties,” Gerd Hasenfuss and his colleagues said in report published online by the journal Nature.
Stem cells are master cells that have the potential to develop into any cell type in the body. Scientists believe they could act as a type of repair system to provide new therapies for illnesses ranging from diabetes to Parkinson’s.
VERY interesting!!! A NEW HOPE???