Scientists make multiple types of white blood cells directly from embryonic and adult stem cells

Monday, August 10, 2009 - 19:21 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- 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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