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Nature 435, 877-878 (16 June 2005) | doi:10.1038/435877a; Published online 15 June 2005
Stem-cell therapies: The first wave
Catherine Zandonella1
- Catherine Zandonella is a freelance writer in Princeton, New Jersey.
Abstract
Treatments that use stem cells to replace damaged or diseased tissues are thought to lie many years away. But the cells might find other clinical applications in the near future, says Catherine Zandonella.
When patients with the paralysing illness amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) call Jennifer Brand to ask when stem-cell therapies will be available, she has a stock answer. Brand, who is director of patient services for the California-based ALS Association, says that stem-cell research is still in its infancy.
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