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Canadian researcher's, Dr. Ernest McCulloch and James E. Till published their discovery in their scientific journal "Radiation Research." Their "accidental" discovery proved that stem cells have the ability to self-renew, divide, and become any type of cell in the body.
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Congress bands almost all research of federal funded fetal tissue. But the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research requires guidelines.
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Dr. Gregor Pindull announce a finding of a stem cell in the human cord blood. He had found a type of stem cell called haematopoietic. This produces more cells for a medical reason.
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A new cancer stem cell was discovered. Leukemia was found inside a stem cells. With this, it may produce more cells spreading the disease. It mostly starts from tumors in many organs.
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At Kyoto University, an embryonic stem cell was created and generated. It introduced 4 genes into a connective tissue cell or skin cell. Soon they named the cell induced pluripotent stem cells.
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2 patients of blindness and were treated with stem cells. Within 4 months there eyes eased having a little vision. They recieved retinal pigment epithelial cells. these were made from human embryonic stem cells.
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From cloned human embryos, scientis recovered teh stem cells. It was a long lasting goal to treat diseases. It can lead into cures for illnesses such as Parkinson's Disease or even diabetes.
