Human blood cells developed

NEW YORK, SEPT. 4. Biologists say they have for the first time transformed human embryonic stem cells into blood-making cells, a step that would lay the basis for an entirely novel set of therapies.

Embryonic stem cells are the basic building blocks for the 260-or-so cell types in the body. During development, stem cells transform into heart, muscle, brain or other tissue.

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin envision infusing a patient with blood cells made from a line of human embryonic stem cells and then implanting new tissues made in the laboratory from the same line of embryonic cells, like heart muscle or pancreatic islets.

- PTI

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