New technology stretches stem cell potential

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New technology stretches stem cell potential
BRONWYN HERBERT: Stem cell transplants are vital for treating cancer patients who have had their bone marrow destroyed by chemotherapy. But it’s often a problem collecting enough cells to continue treatment. Now scientists say they’ve had a major breakthrough in generating stem cells outside the body.
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JOHN RASKO: It’s the first time that we’ve been able to grow these blood-forming stem cells outside the body on an elastic bed or mattress. In other words, these cells are responding to the physical environment they find themselves in and we’ve been able to mimic that outside of the body for the first time.
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