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Article: Scientists close in on creating new immune system using stem cells
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- The Hindustan Times
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- November 23, 2007
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Washington, Nov. 23 -- New studies in mice have brought researchers closer to the goal of transplanting adult stem cells to create a new immune system for people with autoimmune or genetic blood diseases.
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to transplant new blood-forming stem cells into the bone marrow of mice, effectively replacing their immune systems.
However, Irving Weissman, MD, a co-senior author of the study and director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine said that many aspects of the technique would need to be adapted before it can be tested in humans.
The work was done on a particular group of mice ...