Nuts!

Possible adult source for "embryonic" stem cells: testicles.

Yowch! But this could be good news if possible in humans. We'll know in a couple of years, I suspect, at the latest. It depends on how embryonic these cells are - if they have lots of potential differentiated states, and whether or not the process involves creating something resembling an embryo.

But it's hopeful at the very least, that researchers are looking into ways to get embryonic-ish cells without killing other humans.

Comments

Big Chris said…
nary a comment on the pun.
3:10 AM
Anonymous said…
Hey, every sperm is sacred! We'll have none of this! :P
3:50 AM
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