Scientists turn human skin cells directly into blood cells

Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 20:20 in Biology & Nature

The technique someday could help meet the need for alternative sources of blood.Canadian scientists have turned human skin cells directly into blood cells, the first time one kind of mature human cell has been converted into another, according to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature.

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