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<cite>Forbes</cite> Special Report Declares, "Stem Cells Get Real"

If you’re looking for a thorough walk through the latest stem cell treatments, check out the huge package of articles that Forbes just posted. Written by Matthew Harper and Robert Langreth, it’s a great look at how far stem cell treatments have come, even with the government restrictions that researchers in the US have had […]

If you're looking for a thorough walk through the latest stem cell treatments, check out the huge package of articles that Forbes just posted. Written by Matthew Harper and Robert Langreth, it's a great look at how far stem cell treatments have come, even with the government restrictions that researchers in the US have had to deal with. Short story:

It may be decades before an injection of neurons grown from embryonic stem cells will be able to repair a damaged spine. But stem cells are advancing medicine in other ways right now...

Over the next few years we’ll see stem cells used to speed drug development for all sorts of dread diseases, eliminate unsafe medicines and create better diagnostic tests.

Link: Special Report: Stem Cells Get Real (Forbes)

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