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Post a CommentStem Cells & Cosmetic Medicine
Via ABC News: Could stem cells make you more beautiful?
The prospect is a tantalizing one. To erase wrinkles and fine lines, or to get bigger breasts, without cosmetic surgery. Forget silicone, forget collagen. All you would need is stem-cell therapy.
"Stem-cell research appears promising for medicine and particularly for plastic surgery," said Dr. Ronald Friedman, director of the West Plano Plastic Surgery Center and a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in Plano, Tex.
New law could help Australia become leader in stem cell research
Lawmakers begin debating legislation this week that would lift a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research -- a bill that, if passed, could make Australia a world leader in research into diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's.
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