“Personalized” Embryonic Stem Cells for Sale

August 30, 2007 | Source: Technology Review

StemLifeLine has announced that it will offer a service to generate stem cells from excess frozen embryos stored after in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Credit: David Scharf

Credit: David Scharf

The company promises a huge potential payoff: the cells could one day be used to treat disease in the buyers or in their families.