Scientists remove cancer genes from stem cells
Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 20:07
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have taken another important step toward using ordinary skin cells that are made to behave like embryonic stem cells to find treatments for conditions like Parkinson's disease.
Read the whole article on Reuters:Science
More from Reuters:Science
Related
- Breakthrough produces Parkinson's patient-specific stem cells free of harmful reprogramming genesThu, 5 Mar 2009, 13:18:24 EST
- Gene directs stem cells to build the heartWed, 2 Jul 2008, 13:08:05 EDT
- Australian first for Melbourne stem cell scientistsMon, 2 Feb 2009, 12:03:05 EST
- Different stem cell types defined by exclusive combinations of genes working togetherThu, 18 Sep 2008, 13:29:29 EDT
- Nerve cells derived from stem cells and transplanted into mice may lead to improved brain treatmentsTue, 24 Jun 2008, 17:35:24 EDT