Stem cells: FAQs
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 12:49
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have been all abuzz in the last few years over stem cells - cellular magicians that promise to dazzle and amaze. In December 1999, the editors of Science, the journal devoted to scientific and medical matters, called stem cell research the "Breakthrough of the Year." Since then, there has been a flurry of announcements about developments in stem cell research and hints of promising treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer.