Wisconsin State Journal
The National Stem Cell Bank, housed at the WiCell Research Institute in
Madison, has received two more embryonic stem-cell lines, giving it all 21 lines
approved for federal funding by the Bush administration. The two new lines are from Cellartis, a biotechnology company in Sweden,
WiCell announced Monday. The stem-cell bank has made 16 of the lines available for scientists
conducting research. Others are being tested before being made available. One or
two of the lines may not be able to be dispersed because of technical problems,
said Janet Kelly, WiCell spokeswoman.
