Stem cell research continues to advance, as the discovery of these "moldable cells" has been discovered for the first time in the intervertebral discs of the human spine. For those with spine problems or chronic pack pain, this is very exciting news.

Disc slippage and wear causes millions globally to experience back pain that this there day in and day out. Repair of those discs without painful surgery would be nice, and the possibility of treating lower back pack with stem cell techniques could be somewhere in the future of medicine.

Water-binding molecules can be lost due to cells lost as these discs degenerate, and after knowing a few people with chronic back problems, they'd give anything to get rid of the pain -- and if new cells could be created from regeneration in this area from intervertebral discs, that would be good (really good) news for quite a few people.

And stem cell research marches on...