New method for generating human stem cells is remarkably efficient

Friday, October 1, 2010 - 07:42 in Biology & Nature

The ability to efficiently generate patient-specific stem cells from differentiated cells and then reliably direct them to form specialised cells (like neurones or muscle) has tremendous therapeutic potential for replacing diseased or damaged tissues. However, despite some successes, there have been significant limitations associated with existing methods used to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)...

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