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Study: Human fat yields multipurpose stem cells

Source: CNN

Stanford : CA : USA | 2 months ago

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You know that fat in your body you wish you didn't have? It turns out those cells could be used to create stem cells that one day may be able to cure disease. Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that the millions of fat cells removed during liposuction can be easily and quickly...

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