Recipe For Capturing Authentic Embryonic Stem Cells May Apply To Any Mammal, Study Suggests

Thursday, December 25, 2008 - 20:07 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have what they think may be a basic recipe for capturing and maintaining indefinitely the most fundamental of embryonic stem cells from essentially any mammal, including cows, pigs and even humans. Two new studies show that a cocktail first demonstrated to work in mice earlier this year, which includes inhibitory chemicals, also can be used to successfully isolate embryonic stem cells from rats.

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