Adult bone marrow stem cells for cell and gene therapies: Implications for greater use

Abstract excerpt

There is excitement generated almost daily about the possible uses of stem cells to treat human disease. Much of the interest of late is generated by embryonic stem cells (ESCs). As exciting as ESCs may be, they are quite controversial for moral reasons, given their source. They are also scientifically controversial since they are much less well understood than the original, long-standing, and clinically...