Monday, January 8, 2007

Stem cells found in amniotic fluid...

Hey, does that mean the religious right will let scientist do their research? I hope so...

Stem cell researchers reacted with enthusiasm and reservations to a report that scientists have found stem cells in amniotic fluid, a discovery that would allow them to sidestep the controversy over destroying embryos for research.

Researchers at Wake Forest University and Harvard University reported Sunday that the stem cells they drew from amniotic fluid donated by pregnant women hold much the same promise as embryonic stem cells.

They reported they were able to extract the stem cells from the fluid, which cushions babies in the womb, without harm to mother or fetus and turn their discovery into several different tissue cell types, including brain, liver and bone

Source: Stem cells found in amniotic fluid - Stem Cell Research - MSNBC.com

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