Sniffing out a new source of stem cells

Monday, June 13, 2011 - 15:31 in Biology & Nature

New research in mice suggests that adult stem cells from immune system tissue in the smell-sensing region of the human nose (human olfactory ecto--mesenchymal stem cells [OE-MSCs]) could provide a source of cells to treat brain disorders in which nerve cells are lost or irreparably damaged.

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