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...added that blood stem cells do not just give rise to cells that form the immune system, but that “they are part of the immune system...
...study alters the perception that blood stem cells play a passive role in the immune system, according to David T. Scadden, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute...
...might change people’s view on the purpose of blood stem cells’ circulation,” Scadden said. “It might influence what is taught in classrooms about blood stem cells’ role...
Assistant Professor of Pathology Amy J. Wagers, co-author of the new study, said the group’s research answered the question of why blood stem cells would want to visit the tissues in the first place...
...discovered that one reason for the blood stem cells to circulate to the tissues would be to produce immune cells,” she said, adding that this finding might lead to applications in clinical transplantation. For recent research, faculty profiles, and a look at the issues facing Harvard scientists, check out The Crimson's science page...