Scientists find stem cell reprogramming technique is safer than previously thought
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
Stem cells made by reprogramming patients' own cells might one day be used as therapies for a host of diseases, but scientists have feared that dangerous mutations within these cells might be caused by current reprogramming techniques. A sophisticated new analysis of stem cells' DNA finds that such fears may be unwarranted.