Scientists send skin cell back to embryo stage (Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050822/hl_nm/cells_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20050805/i/r2724923287.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=nWuhqrAdNYJbU33efFcUgw--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Scientists looking for easier and less-controversial alternatives to stem cells from human embryos said on August 5, 2005 they found a potential source in placentas saved during childbirth. In this file photo, an ampoule containing a medium for stem cell storage is displayed at the UK Stem Cell Bank in north London, May 19, 2004. Peter Macdiarmid/Reuters Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Reuters" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. researchers said on Monday they
have created a new human embryonic stem cell by fusing an
embryonic stem cell to an ordinary skin cell.</p><br clear=all>

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