'Pure' human blood stem-cell discovery opens door to expanding cells for more clinical use
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
For the first time since stem cells were discovered here 50 years ago, scientists have isolated a human blood stem cell in its purest form as a single stem cell capable of regenerating the entire blood system. This breakthrough opens the door to harnessing the power of these life-producing cells to treat cancer and other debilitating diseases more effectively. The study is published today in Science.