Stem Cells in Adult Testes Provide Alternative to Embryonic Stem Cells for Organ Regeneration
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical CollegeEasily accessed and plentiful, adult stem cells found in a male patient's testicles might someday be used to create a wide range of tissue types to help him fight disease -- getting around the need for more controversial embryonic stem cells.