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Discussion Forums => Working Towards a Cure => Topic started by: §ãJ¡Ð ساجد on August 25, 2006, 06:37:59 AM

Title: Stem cells created without harming embryos, company says
Post by: §ãJ¡Ð ساجد on August 25, 2006, 06:37:59 AM
Researchers hope technique will resolve political, ethical concerns.

The new method works by taking an embryo at a very early stage of development and removing a single cell, which can be coaxed into spawning an embryonic stem cell line. With only one cell removed, the rest of the embryo retains its full potential for development

Read more on http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/08/23/stem.cell.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/08/23/stem.cell.ap/index.html)