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2001 IN CONTEXT

Nature 414, 838 (20 December 2001) | doi:10.1038/414838a

Regenerative medicine: A world of difference

Peter Aldhous

Location, location, location — for researchers exploring the therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem (ES) cells, the mantra of real-estate sales has acquired a fresh significance. ES cells hold the prospect of growing replacement tissues for those lost to disease, injury or ageing.