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BioTime, Inc. today announced that it has elected to market progenitors of muscle stem cells bearing hereditary diseases. BioTime will produce the products from five human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines from Reproductive Genetics Institute (RGI) of Chicago, Illinois.

BioTime, Inc. today announced that it has elected to market progenitors of muscle stem cells bearing hereditary diseases. BioTime will produce the products from five human embryonic stem cell lines from Reproductive Genetics Institute of Chicago, Illinois.

Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered two proteins that are essential for the fusion of muscle cells to build muscle fibres. Their discovery might help us better understand and treat illnesses such as muscle-wasting disorders and diseases of bone over-growth, in which cellular fusion is an important feature.

The results could lead to better treatments for diabetes and muscle diseases in humans.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2011 Muscle Walk at the Natick Collection is expected to raise more than $25,000 to help local residents battling muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and similar muscle diseases.