Adult Stem Cell Research Scientists Find New Stem Cell in Umbilical Cord Blood

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
February 13, 2006
Minneapolis, MN (LifeNews.com) --

In yet another advance of adult stem cell research, which is more ethical and has proven more effective and embryonic, scientists at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a new population of cells in human umbilical cord blood that have properties of primitive stem cells.
Umbilical cord blood is generally known to contain hematopoietic stem cells that can only produce cells found in blood, though they have already been highly successful in curing or treating numerous diseases and conditions...

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