Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells Into Stem Cells

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Researchers have succeeded for the first time in reprogramming clearly defined adult cells into pluripotent stem cells -- directly and without viruses. These stem cells have the capacity to generate all types of body tissue. The culture conditions alone were the crucial factor behind the success of the reprogramming process.
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    News,   Earth and Science,   Science,   Stem Cells
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  • added July 08, 2009

2 comments // Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells Into Stem Cells

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    dreamsenvoy
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    Hi there, I untagged this from "tech" since it's such a strong "science" story, but the rest of your tags are right on!
    Thx,
    sarah

    sarahlane
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