How viable the eggs may be remains to be seen, but the ultimate hope is that they be could be used to produce an infinite, affordable
supply of embryonic stem cells.
Not exact matches
But
embryonic clones, the source
of an endless
supply of stem cells imprinted with one's personal DNA, could alter the equation in favor
of the patient and augur a paradigm shift in medicine on par with the changes brought about by antibiotics and vaccines.
Differentiation
of human pluripotent
stem cells (
embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent
stem cells (hiPSCs)-RRB- may be a useful strategy to create the
supply to meet the high demand, although this currently remains inefficient or includes the use
of xenogeneic and undefined reagents.
The mouse lines, which will be stored in the form
of frozen embryos, frozen sperm and frozen
embryonic stem (ES)
cells, will be delivered to NIH - funded mouse repositories that
supply mice to universities, medical schools and research labs all over the world.
Embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent
stem cells (iPSCs) possess unlimited proliferative capacity and represent the infinite
supply of pluripotent
cells.
Jaenisch believes they will eventually succeed and points out that the technique could eventually yield a bountiful
supply of custom human
embryonic stem cells for use in therapy.