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New paper highlights the need for evidence about amniotic stem cell claims
In 2007, a highly publicized paper was published in the first tier scientific journal, Nature Biotechnology. The authors described the derivation of amniotic fluid-derived stem (AFS) cells. The authors presented evidence that AFS cells differentiate into several cell types, including neurons.