Mice cured of sickle cell anemia with stem cells

More stem cell breakthroughs without the need for embryonic stem cells. Life preserved. Win - win.

The strategy should work to treat hemophilia, thalassemia and severe combined
immunodeficiency disease, the "bubble boy" disease, according to researchers, and might also apply to disorders linked a single gene, such as muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis.

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The study is the latest in a string of significant experiments published in the past five months involving a new approach of reprogramming adult cells so they are capable of growing into any type of tissue in the body. (emphasis mine)