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Story Summary: Embryonic stem cell research has the potential to change the future of medicine, said Sean Morrison, director of the U-M Center for Stem Cell Biology and one of the study leaders. For the study, Morrison teamed up with two colleagues at the U-M Life Sciences Institute: stem cell scientist Jack Mosher and population geneticist Noah Rosenberg. If thats not done, we run the risk of leaving certain groups in our society behind, ...

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Lack Of Diversity In Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Revealed By U-M Study The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according to a University of Michigan research team. In the first published study of its kind, the U-M team analyzed 47 embryonic stem cell lines, ...

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Embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity by Anil Kumar The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according to a University of Michigan research team. In the first published study of its kind, the U-M team analyzed 47 embryonic ...

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