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June 1, 2004

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The Stem Cell Challenge

What hurdles stand between the promise of human stem cell therapies and real treatments in the clinic?

By Robert Lanza and Nadia Rosenthal

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Prometheus's Vulture and the Stem-Cell Promise. Nadia Rosenthal in New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 349, No. 3, pages 267-274; July 17, 2003.

Stem Cell-Mediated Muscle Regeneration Is Enhanced by Local Isoform of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1. Antonio Musar¿ et al. in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 101, No. 5, pages 1206-1210; February 3, 2004.

Regeneration of the Infarcted Heart with Stem Cells Derived by Nuclear Transplantation. Robert Lanza et al. in Circulation Research, Vol. 94, pages 820-927; April 2, 2004.

Handbook of Stem Cells, Vols. 1 and 2. Edited by Robert Lanza et al. Elsevier/Academic Press, 2004.

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