Focus is on adult stem cells

A nice article appeared in The Boston Globe over the weekend on adult stem cell research conducted by Dr. Charles Vacanti of Brigham and Women's Hospital.

So far, Vacanti's choice has paid enormous dividends: In the lab, he has grown pancreatic cells that could be vital to treating diabetes. Among the small number of dogs with spinal injuries that he has treated, he said, ''we've had some very significant return of function."