A breakthrough, then a surge, in stem cell research

October 13, 2008 By Jeremy Manier

Less than a year after a Wisconsin team helped discover a major alternative to human embryonic stem cells, the Madison scientists say more than 800 labs have begun using the approach, suggesting that many stem-cell researchers are starting to move beyond controversial embryonic sources for their work.

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