New technique marks breakthrough in stem-cell research
OCT 05, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024716
New Scientist : Researchers led by Derrick Rossi of the Children’s Hospital Boston have created induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from adult skin cells; the resulting iPSCs have the same capacity as primordial embryonic stem cells to turn into almost every tissue of the body, but don’t involve the use of embryos. The group’s research was published in the journal Cell Stem Cell . Robert Lanza, chief scientific officer at Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Massachusetts, called it a game-changer. “If repeatable, it would solve some of the most important problems in the field,” he said. The announcement comes as the future of federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research hangs in doubt .
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