Stem cell engineering breakthrough could save lives

Australian scientists have made a world-first breakthrough by creating lab-engineered blood stem cells very similar to those found in the human body.

For the first time in the world, Australian scientists have created lab-engineered blood stem cells - similar to those in humans - and successfully transplanted them into mice.

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They say future treatments could involve sampling a patient's skin, blood, or hair, reprogramming those cells, and then transferring them back to the patient.

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