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NEW YORK (AP) - Two scientists who first identified stem cells and two others who did pioneering work in DNA research have won prestigious medical awards.
The $50,000 prizes from the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation will be presented Friday in New York.
The prize for basic medical research will be shared by Ernest McCulloch and James Till of the Ontario Cancer Institute and the University of Toronto for their pioneering identification of a stem cell. Stem cells can give rise to specialized cell types, and scientists are studying them in hopes of creating tissue to treat diseases like diabetes and Parkinson's.
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