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news-007660		Notre Dame research plays prominent role in alternative stem cell method | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame			.html	text/html	838	25	38	University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame research plays prominent role in alternative stem cell method Notre Dame research plays prominent role in alternative stem cell method Published: March 10, 2009 Author: William G. Gilroy President Obama’s decision to sign an executive order Monday easing restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research comes on the heels on an announcement last week in the journal Nature of a promising alternative to embryonic stem cells. In the new technique, a team of Canadian and Scottish scientists used a movable piece of genetic material called piggyBac, which was discovered and patented by Fraser, to coax skin cells of mice and humans into a state that appears biologically identical to embryonic stem cells.	cache/news-007660.html	txt/news-007660.txt