Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Save that Fat

Stanford scientists turn liposuction leftovers into embryonic-like stem cells - San Jose Mercury News: "In medicine's version of winning the daily double, Stanford University researchers took ordinary fat cells and transformed them into what are effectively embryonic stem cells — those versatile cellular building blocks that can morph into a variety of tissues.

Scientists warn it's too soon to use excess fat to cure disease. But in theory, it would allow people to grow personalized replacement parts for ailing organs."

2 comments:

Karin M said...

Seems to me this was discovered a few years ago.

constant gina said...

ok....we are getting somewhere...