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Patient, heal thyself

By Christine Soares

Published: June 17 2005 16:39 | Last updated: June 17 2005 16:39

Revving up the body’s own stem cells could be the simplest route to new therapies

The body’s innate capacity for regeneration is what all stem cell therapies strive to emulate and improve upon. For that reason, the simplest route to many treatments may involve recruiting and activating the stem cells already hiding within our tissues. A major medical research effort now focuses on learning the subtle chemical language that directs stem cell behaviour during natural wound healing.

Stem cell

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