International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO) Subsidiary Uses Stem Cells to Reverse Effects of Aging
Lifeline Skin Care, a subsidiary of International Stem Cell Corporation, is focused on the development and marketing of the only skin care products in the world that are based upon non-embryonic human stem cell extracts. It is because of its relationship with ISCO that it has access to what are called parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs), stem cells that are unique in their qualities among all stem cell types. Although parthenogenetic stem cells have the potential to differentiate into various types of cell types, they do not require the use or destruction of a human embryo. They are generated using unfertilized…