Discovery of a New Adult Stem Cell with Special Properties

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Learn about the exciting discovery that could revolutionize regenerative medicine by providing a source to produce organs derived from a patient's own stem cell! Scientists have discovered a new cell that resides in normal human breast that can make pancreas, fat, blood vessel, or even beating heart cells.

Original article: Rare somatic cells from human breast tissue exhibit extensive lineage plasticity. Roy et al. PNAS 2013. Mar 110 (12).

tags: regenerative medicine stem cells

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