Potential Seen for New Approach to Stem Cell Research

September 3, 2007

Human embryonic stem cell research, long touted by the scientific community as a promising source for treating diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, has also conjured up heated ethical debates and legal challenges. Lawsuits challenging the use of public dollars for stem cell research and political platforms that tout its importance have emphasized the scope of the debate.

Now, International Stem Cell Corp. in Oceanside said it has a kind of scientific solution to the ongoing ethical and legal challenges facing stem cell research. A technology that derives stem cells from unfertilized human eggs, unlike human embryonic stem cells produced from fertilized eggs, is promising to land the company in the scientific spotlight. (San Diego Business Journal Online)