Quote of the Week

January 12, 2007

Our hope is that these cells will provide a valuable resource for tissue repair and for engineered organs as well. I feel these cells are pluripotent like human embryonic stem cells.

— Dr. Anthony Atala of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and lead author of the study on which he is commenting. “Human Stem Cells Found in Amniotic Fluid – Report,” Reuters, January 7, 2007.