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Canada's first stem cell library.(NEWS/NOUVELLES)

Canadian Chemical News, February, 2008

The establishment of Canada's first Human Stem Cell Library holds the promise of future treatments and cures for numerous diseases. Leading researchers from around the world will be able to access its resources to advance their work.The library will also cement the position of McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute as a national leader in cutting-edge work investigating the potential of human embryonic stem cells. The potential of the library will be magnified by the combination of the strengths of the stem cell institute and McMaster's world-class biochemistry investigators. Co-directors of the library are Mick Bhatia, director of the stem cell institute, and David Andrews, a professor of biochemistry whose research group established a centre for...

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