Scientists say body fat could supply stem cells
Related News: Stem Cell Research"Pine Barren is a sow from a strain of pigs that adapted to their habitat by packing on fat when food was plentiful. Now they are ideal for research involving adult stem cells derived from fat."
Doctors are researching this possibility in order to harvest stem cells from fat and use them to create new blood vessels.
Posted on November 29, 2004 02:35 AM