1.   And many new medical technologies can take two decades to develop, so early problems with cell therapies do not mean there is no future.

2.   Blood transfusions, bone marrow transplants and organ transplants are all cell therapies.

3.   But Okarma, who said he abandoned organized religion decades ago, added that the views might change when the benefits of cell therapy were realized.

4.   Chick was a leader in the field of cell therapy, which involves transplanting animal cells to treat diseases, including diabetes.

5.   Cures, such as transplants or cell therapies, are not in sight.

6.   Diacrin, based in Charlestown, Mass., has more to lose than Genzyme, since its business is based on cell therapy.

7.   Embryonic stem cells are just the latest candidates to come along in a field known as cell therapy that has been extremely difficult to turn into a viable business.

8.   In addition, Ciba has a host of other biotechnology partners engaged in developing new treatments for the central nervous system, gene and cell therapy and antisense compounds.

9.   Still, there is little doubt that cell therapies have the potential to be very important.

10.   The critics argue that any medical benefits of cell therapy can be obtained just as well with adult stem cells, which replenish tissues of the adult body.