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Biotech / Medical : Stem Cell Research
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From: Ian@SI2/16/2007 1:55:15 PM
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Penn Researchers Replace Organ in Adult Mice Using "Single-Parent" Stem Cells From Sperm or Egg Alone
February 15, 2007

PHILADELPHIA -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have derived uniparental embryonic stem cells - created from a single donor's eggs or two sperm - and, for the first time, successfully used them to repopulate a damaged organ with healthy cells in adult mice. Their findings demonstrate that single-parent stem cells can proliferate normally in an adult organ and could provide a less controversial alternative to the therapeutic cloning of embryonic stem cells.

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