University of Michigan researchers said Sunday they have created a line of human embryonic stem cells that will spur the state’s medical research industry. The cell line, known as UM4-6, was developed under a 2008 program approved by Michigan voters that allows the development of stem cells from unused human embryos obtained from fertility clinics.
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