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Published online 25 October 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061023-8
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Older embryos can survive stem-cell extraction
Mouse study suggests stem-cell work could be made more efficient.
US researchers say they have improved the technique by which stem cells can be coaxed from an embryo without harming it.
The technique has been used only on mouse embryos and is still being refined.
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