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New Stem Cell Lines Offer Clues to Inherited Disease

Scientists in the United States and Israel have developed new embryonic stem cell lines that possess the genes for specific diseases. The lines could help broaden understanding of the roots of some inherited diseases. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Joe Palca.

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Joe Palca is a science correspondent for NPR.
Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.
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