tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36978421.post8654376036309381397..comments2011-11-14T22:31:26.349-06:00Edmund Injae Leenoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36978421.post-77844598057529203772011-11-14T22:31:26.349-06:002011-11-14T22:31:26.349-06:00UGA scientists develop new method for producing tissues from stem cells<br /><br />In a paper published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, however, scientists at the University of Georgia describe a method that-in a single step-directs undifferentiated, or pluripotent, stem cells to become neural crest cells, which are the precursors of bone cells, smooth muscle cells and neurons.<br /><br /><br />The cells that Dalton and his team have created are self-renewing, which means that multiple additional cells can be created from an initial batch. Having large numbers of cells that can easily be stored is essential for drug testing as well as for cell transplantation, the holy grail of stem cell science. &quot;Now that we&#39;ve worked out ways for making the cells, we&#39;ve greatly enhanced their potential in disease modeling and regenerative medicine,&quot; Dalton said.<br /><br />http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-scientists-develop-new-method-for-producing-tissues-from-stem-cell/tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09886995566115512797noreply@blogger.com