Stem Cells, Stem Cells, Stem Cells

April 5, 2006

Today scientists from the University of Arizona are hosting a conference on work being done with non-embryonic stem cells. Most of the stem cells involved are derived from cord blood and from fat. “Since 1988, about 35 patients have been treated in Tucson with fat-derived stem cells through methods [Dr. Stuart] Williams developed.” The hope is to make Arizona a leader the leader in non-embryonic stem cell research.

“People in general think stem cells, stem cells, stem cells, not even realizing there’s different types.”

David Harris, University of Arizona microbiology professor and the scientific director of Cord Blood Registry, commenting on common misperceptions about the difference between embryonic and non-embryonic stem cells. From “Stem Cells Sans Discord,” Arizona Daily Star, April 4, 2006.