New Research Could Improve Safety of Stem Cell Transplants
Related News: Spinal / Nervous / BrainResearchers at the Medical College of Georgia and University of Georgia have found that a lipid, ceramide, helps eliminate cells that could later form tumors called teratomas, researchers say in the Nov. 22 issue of The Journal of Cell Biology....
“The body has amazing mechanisms to eliminate cells that are no longer wanted and that if they remain will harm the body by developing into tissues that are not meant to be,” says Dr. Erhard Bieberich, MCG biochemist and the study's lead author. “Our studies show this particular mechanism can help stem cells safely become the cells we want them to be.”
Posted on November 29, 2004 11:52 PM