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Curing mouse sickle cell anemia with stem cells

Curing mouse sickle cell anemia with stem cells

Last blog I talked about how scientists turned skin cells into embryonic stem (ES) cells. This was big news because scientists can now make an ES-like cell without destroying an embryo. This blog I thought I'd talk about how scientists have used these cells to cure a mouse’s sickle cell anemia. If the mouse stays [...]

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on Jan 21, 2008 by