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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 10:36 AM
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Stem cell researchers have found a way to turn a person’s skin into blood
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Scientists turn skin into blood (AFP)

8 November 2010

WASHINGTON – Stem cell researchers have found a way to turn a person’s skin into blood, a process that could be used to treat cancer and other ailments, according to a Canadian study published on Sunday.

The method uses cells from a patch of a person’s skin and transforms it into blood that is a genetic match, without using human embryonic stem cells, said the study in the journal Nature.

By avoiding the controversial and more complicated processes involved with using human embryonic stem cells to create blood, this approach simplifies the process, researchers said.

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closeupready Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 10:40 AM
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1. So could this lead to a treatment for leukemia?
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