Unusual, versatile cells hold the key to regrowing lost tissues
By Alison Pearce Stevens
Web edition: April 15, 2013
Neurons created from induced stem cells in Iqbal Ahmad?s lab glow red with fluorescent dye. Scientists are using stem cells to try to help restore sight to patients with glaucoma, and more.
Credit: Courtesy of Iqbal Ahmad
Inside your body, red blood cells are constantly on the move. They deliver oxygen to every tissue in every part of your body. These blood cells also cart away waste. So their work is crucial to your survival. But all that squeezing through tiny vessels is tough on red blood cells. That?s why they last only about four months.
Where do their replacements come from? Stem cells.
These unusual cells also show promise in curing a host of diseases, scientists report. And their source can be your skin and other tissues.
Visit the new?Science News for Kids?website?and read the full story:?Stem cells: The secret to change
Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/349676/title/FOR_KIDS_Stem_cells_The_secret_to_change
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