Immune system-in-a-dish offers hope for 'bubble boy disease'
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have been able to grow patient-derived, healthy cells in the lab, coming a step closer to treating fatal blood disorders. "This work demonstrates a new method that could lead to a more effective and less invasive treatment for this devastating disease," says the study's senior author. "It also has the potential to lay the foundation to cure other deadly and rare blood disorders."