Scientists make multiple types of white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 01:21
in Biology & Nature
MADISON -- In an advance that could help transform embryonic stem cells into a multipurpose medical tool, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have transformed these versatile cells into progenitors of white blood cells and into six types of mature white blood and immune cells.
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