Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells


	Finnish patient gets new jaw from own stem cells

ColoradoRight

2-4-2008 12:34 PM

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stem cells, transplant, medicine, abortion

ColoradoRight says:

Yet another success for adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells? still waiting on one single viable treatment.

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