Team's Study Could Pave Way To Rejection-Free Adult Stem Cells

Suppose patient-specific, blood-producing stem cells could be generated in the laboratory, eliminating the need for harvesting bone marrow - or finding a matching donor - for patients needing a bone marrow transplant? A German research team has generated blood-forming stem cells from pluripotent stem cells in the lab without using animal serum, a technique that could pave the way for production of rejection-free adult stem cells. Researchers Bernhard Schiedlmeier and Hannes Klump led the study, which appears in the current issue of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..