by Clementine Wallace
RESEARCH ROUND-UP	Controversy-free stem cells? Email: Clementine Wallace - Clementine.Wallace@gmail.com News from The Scientist 2005, 6(1):20051017-02 Published   17 October 2005

Researchers have used altered nuclear transfer (ANT) to generate pluripotent murine embryonic stem (ES) cells from blastocysts inherently unable to implant in the uterus. Scientists hope the findings, published in the October 16 issue of Nature, will provide ES cell researchers with a technique that sidesteps the destruction of embryos, triggering ethical controversies.

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