6 Apr 2011

Kidney Stem Cells

From Nine To Noon, 9:29 am on 6 April 2011

Dr Alan J. Davidson has found kidney stem cells in zebrafish that can be transplanted successfully from fish to fish - he's now researching whether this is can be applied to humans, which would mean kidneys could be regenerated to tackle chronic kidney damage caused by diseases like diabetes.

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