Monday, 6 July 2009

Everything you ever wanted to know about stem cells (but were too afraid to ask)

Stem cells - Nature answers some FAQs

Pulling back from our focus on neural stem cells, this Nature feature talks about some basic stem cell FAQs. A useful primer before going onto the cool creating-transplanting-miraculously curing diseases-inadvertently causing cancers-Frankensteinian-bleeding edge stem cell research papers, which form a huge, confusing morass and are likely to suck in the unwary as a 7-year old sucks in spaghetti. (Leaving red stains on the ceiling and walls.)

There are sections on Physiology, Laboratory use, Medicine and Ethics, with many good sub-articles.

Once again, if Nature has made this closed-access I can get it to you in other ways, DesignBot.

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