Growing New Immune System Following Stem Cell Transplant In Mouse Model

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have taken a small but significant step, in mouse studies, toward the goal of transplanting adult stem cells to create a new immune system for people with autoimmune or genetic blood diseases.The researchers found a way to transplant new blood-forming stem cells into the bone marrow of mice, effectively replacing their immune systems. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Stem Cell Research on December 2nd, 2007