Harvard Researchers Seek to Create Specialized Embryonic Stem Cell Lines

Scientists at Harvard and the affiliated Children's Hospital Boston announced plans to proceed with somatic cell nuclear transfer

Scientists at Harvard and the affiliated Children's Hospital Boston today announced plans to proceed with somatic cell nuclear transfer, using donated human eggs to create disease-specific stem-cell lines for research. For more, see the news releases from the Harvard University Gazette and Children's Hospital.

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