Start two research groups independently created unique stem cells from an embryo after cloning adult cells. This technology in the future can be used to generate patient-specific tissue replacement in degenerative diseases, for example, to replace the entire pancreatic tissue in patients with type 1 diabetes.
First stem cell lines from cloned human embryos were reported in May 2013 a team led by an expert in the field of reproductive biology Shoukhrat Mitalipov University of Oregon Health and Sciences in Beaverton. Read the rest of this entry »