‘Mother’ of all skin cells found

Scientists believe they have found the stem cell that is the ‘mother’, which could lead to better treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns.

Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62A4KQ20100311

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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Center for Biosciences and Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Sweden.

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