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...

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