'Pure' human blood stem-cell discovery opens door to expanding cells for more clinical use

Friday, July 8, 2011 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

For the first time since stem cells were discovered 50 years ago, scientists have isolated a human blood stem cell in its purest form -- as a single stem cell capable of regenerating the entire blood system. This breakthrough opens the door to harnessing the power of these life-producing cells to treat cancer and other debilitating diseases more effectively.

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