Washington, D.C. - Last Friday, German scientists announced a new method of extracting stem cells which could leave the very controversial embryo source out of the picture...
Researchers at the Frauenhofer Institute and the University of Luebeck succeeded in extracting cells from human and rat glandular tissue that have similar properties to embryonic stem cells, the institute said in a statement.
Cells were extracted both from a 74-year old man, and a rat. The cells were deemed stable, and were multiplied.
"An easily accessible source for the extraction of highly potent stem cells has been discovered, in almost any vertebrate but also in the human body, regardless of sex and age," the institute said.
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