Cells in amniotic fluid become stem cells

March 16, 2010

Scientists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York say they’ve found skin cells in human amniotic fluid can become embryonic-like stem cells. The researchers led by Assistant Professor Katalin Polgar found when compared to cultured adult skin cells, the amniotic fluid skin cells formed stem cell colonies in about half the time and yielded nearly a 200 percent increase in number. (UPI)