Single virus used to convert adult cells to embryonic stem cell-like cells
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 08:42
in Health & Medicine
Whitehead Institute researchers have greatly simplified the creation of so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, cutting the number of viruses used in the reprogramming process from four to one. Scientists hope that these embryonic stem-cell-like cells could eventually be used to treat such ailments as Parkinson's disease and diabetes...