Fat-regenerating "stem cells" found in mice

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Researchers have identified stem cells with the capacity to build fat, according to a report in the October 17th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication. Although they have yet to show that the cells can renew themselves, they have convirmed that they can renew fat tissue when transplanted into other animals.

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