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…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LAB From page 1 lines registered with the National Institutes of Health, many were later found to be either incapable of growth or contaminated with animal proteins. Today only 16 are uncontaminated and viable for research and treatment. Although these lines may be used to generate healthytissue for patients who have lost cells because of disease, they are far from suit- able for the type of research Mor...…