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Associated Press – November 22, 2010 – Feds OK 2nd Human Study of Embryonic Stem Cells

Monday, 29 November 2010

For only the second time, the U.S. government has approved a test in people of a treatment using embryonic stem cells - this time for a rare disease that causes serious vision loss.  Advanced Cell Technology, a biotechnology company based in Santa Monica., Calif., said the research should begin early next year, following the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Written by: Malcolm Ritter

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