The University of Wisconsin-Madison made two significant announcements over the past 24 hours related to research on campus.
First, scientists at UW-Madison have transformed stem cells into progenitors of white blood cells and into six types of mature white blood and immune cells, according to this press release. The technique works equally well with stem cells grown from an embryo and with adult pluripotent stem cells — which are derived from adult cells and have been converted to resemble embryonic stem cells.
The researchers believe this new technique could someday produce cells with “enormous potential for studying the development and treatment of disease.”
….Meanwhile, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and Cargill have entered into a license agreement for patented canola breeding technology.