Using a recently developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia -- the first direct proof that the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, potentially fatal disease.
Researchers said the work, published in yesterday's online edition of the journal Science, points to a promising future for the novel cells. Known as iPS cells, they have been touted by
President Bush and some scientists as a possible substitute for embryonic stem cells, which have been mired for years in political controversy.
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Scientists Cure Mice Of Sickle Cell Using Stem Cell Technique
