Scientists turn skin into blood in medical breakthrough; could help cancer treatment | The Australian
Posted by GruntDoc on 7th November 2010
STEM cell researchers have found a way to turn a person’s skin into blood, a process that could be used to treat cancer and other ailments, according to a Canadian study published today.
The method uses cells from a patch of a person’s skin and transforms it into blood that is a genetic match, without using human embryonic stem cells, said the study in the journal Nature.
Wow. Very cool.
I wonder if, hopefully, someday, this could be a replacement for random blood donation?
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