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Korean team lauded for stem-cell advance

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Patient-specific cell lines hold hope for future therapies.

South Korean stem-cell scientists have once again stunned the world with a major breakthrough: they have made cell lines that are tailored to individual patients.

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  1. HwangW. S., et al. Science, published online. doi:10.1126/science.1112286 (2005).

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