Stem cell research without using human embryo

[ScottB]

I was watching a PBS show called Nova Science Now and it had a segment about stem cell research without using human embryos. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0305/03.html

[danismom79]

I saw that. It was very interesting. Now, if they could just get rid of that pesky tumor problem...

Here's an article from Feb. in Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080211172631.htm

[mickdg]

"...the findings are still a testament to the rapidly developing field of iPS research, which in less than a year has gone from proof-of-principle to mouse therapies to the latest refinement. "

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/stem-cell-alche.html