title: Stem cells and drug discovery: the beginning of a new era?
abstract: Much of the attention focused on stem cells relates to their use in cell replacement therapy; however, stem cells may also transform the way in which therapeutics are discovered and validated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138, USA. lee_rubin@harvard.edu
authors.forename: Lee L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D051379:Mice