Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Two new adult stem cell stories

Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and colleagues have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered into cells that can target and kill HIV-infected cells — a process that potentially could be used against a range of chronic viral diseases. PhysOrg

Stem Cells Heal Lungs of Newborn Animals: May Lead to New Treatments for Lungs of Premature Babies Science Daily

2 comments:

  1. Stem cell therapy is set to become a major part of ATS, cancer, hearing loss treatments and of course plastic surgery. The need is however, is to ensure that these are stored in perfect condition before actually getting transplanted to the receiver’s body. This has made the industry of 'controlled rate freezers' to grow at a fast pace to keep up with the demand. I am doing a paper on ‘The Uses of Stem Cell Perseverance and the Techniques of Storing Them’ and found your post valuable.

    Cynthia Beattie Mcgill

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  2. I'm glad you found the posts, and that they helped you, Cynthia.

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