Scientists Cure Mice Of Sickle Cell Using Stem Cell Technique

Using a recently developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia -- the first direct proof that the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, potentially fatal disease.

"All the progress in this field was only possible because we had embryonic stem cells to work with first," said Rudolf Jaenisch, who led the new study.

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