
| Stem
cells are versatile
15 November/2006
|
Studies
have shown that stem cells show versatility.Findings suggests
that they can ease symptoms of muscular dystropy in dogs
, a possible lead for human therapy, on the other hand stem
cells recovered from amniotic fluid can be used to grow heart
valves.Scientist believe that embroyonic stem cells have
the ability to give rise to many types of tissue. In future
they can be used for treatment of diabetes and Parkinson ’s
.
Source: The Associated press