TITLE

Clinical grade stem cells are created by scientists at King's College London

AUTHOR(S)

Hawkes, Nigel

PUB. DATE

December 2011

SOURCE

BMJ: British Medical Journal (Overseas & Retired Doctors Edition;12/10/2011, Vol. 343 Issue 7835, p1178

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports that the scientists at King's College London developed clinical grade stem cells which are free of products derived from animals. It states that the products, called xeno-free stem cells, are submitted to the Great Britain Stem Cell Bank. Meanwhile, professor Peter Braude said that though the study had taken nearly 10 years, more research is needed before conducting clinical trials.

ACCESSION #

70078577

Tags: STEM cells

 

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