25-02-2005, 21:16
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Re: All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth...
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Originally Posted by Professor Paul Sharpe
For this we've concentrated on adult stem cells, because eventually for human patients, we don't want to be extracting embryonic stem cells," said Sharpe.
An advantage of using adult stem cells to treat patients is that they are autologous (come from the person being treated), and are found in many parts of the body: nerves, bone, marrow, hair, skin and intestine.
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