New test weeds out 'rogue' stem cells

Scientists at McMaster University have found a way to tell the difference between normal stem cells and cancer stem cells, a discovery that removes one of the hurdles to the long-awaited promise of using human embryonic stem cells for personalized organ and tissue transplants.

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