Scripps Research scientists home in on chemicals needed to reprogram cells

Friday, December 3, 2010 - 13:50 in Biology & Nature

Scripps Research Institute scientists have made a significant leap forward in the drive to find a way to safely reprogram mature human cells and turn them into stem cells, which can then change into other cell types, such as nerve, heart, and liver cells. The ability to transform fully mature adult cells such as skin cells into stem cells has potentially profound implications for treating many diseases...

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