Stem Cells That Qualify for Federal Research Funds Are Useless for Medical Treatments, Study Suggests

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Bethesda, Md.

All of the human embryonic stem cells available to federally financed scientists contain an animal molecule that would be attacked by the human immune system, raising doubts about the cells' utility for medical treatments, according to a forthcoming study.

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