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Originally Posted by Tupelo3
A major breakthrough in the development of stem cell-derived brain cells has put researchers on a firm path towards the first ever stem cell transplantations in people with Parkinson's disease. A new study presents the next generation of transplantable dopamine neurons produced from stem cells. These cells carry the same properties as the dopamine neurons found in the human brain.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/201...s-disease.aspx |
The article mentions some "restrictions" that will have to be overcome, including scarcity of the cells since they are fetal stem cells, but it does not mention how that is going to happen. This is great news, sure, but unless they are going to mass produce these cells somehow, I do not see that there will be enough of these fetal stem cells to treat everyone who needs them. Am I wrong, missing something?