Stem Cell Research Quickie - New Adult Stem Cell Found

A fast note, though not much depth...

Moraga Biotechnology Corporation, Los Angeles, California adult stem cell research company, has announced that they have discovered a primitive stem cell that is very similar to embryonic stem cells.

Researchers at Moraga have discovered that these adult stem cells can differentiate into nearly any type of tissue or organs. Notable in this is that these stem cells can actually differentiate into spermatogonia.

These stem cells are widespread throughout the body and appear to be retained in adult tissues as "Blastomere-Like Stem Cells (BLSCs)."

Posted on March 20, 2006 02:35 PM