Cell-Off: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Fall Short of Potential Found in Embryonic Version

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 07:49 in Biology & Nature

The act of reprogramming cells to make them as capable as ones from embryos apparently can result in aberrant cells that age and die abnormally, suggesting there is a long way to go to prove such cells are really like embryonic stem cells and can find use in therapies. [More]

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