FEATURE ARTICLE - Technotrends Newsletter Vol. 24, April 2008
"STEM CELLS FROM SKIN"

In two separate studies, researchers from Japan and the University of Wisconsin have reported success in cultivating stem cells from skin cells. The breakthrough could remove a major hurdle in the stem cell debate by avoiding the religious and ethical concerns associated with the use of embryonic stem cells. Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells were cultivated by adding four genes to human skin cells. After approximately one month, the cells had turned into ten different types including nerve, muscle, bone, liver and pancreas.


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