One Form Of Adult Mouse Cell Transformed Directly Into Another; Insulin-producing Cells Created
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 08:21
in Biology & Nature
In a feat of biological prestidigitation likely to turn the field of regenerative medicine on its head, researchers report having achieved what has long been a dream and ultimate goal of developmental biologists: directly turning one type of fully formed adult cell into another type of adult cell.
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