What if doctors could take a strand of your hair and use it to find out which drugs could best treat you for high cholesterol, for example, without giving you a bad reaction?
That may be just a few years away, says an official of Cellular Dynamics International (CDI), 525 Science Drive.
The Madison stem-cell company, founded by UW-Madison researcher James Thomson, has landed $18 million in financing that will help CDI expand operations and add staff, as it works to become a world leader in the field, said chief commercial officer Chris Kendrick-Parker.