Human adult testes cells can become embryonic-like

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 13:07 in Biology & Nature

Using what they say is a relatively simple method, scientists at Georgetown University Medical Centre have extracted stem/progenitor cells from testes and have converted them back into pluripotent embryonic-like stem cells. Researchers say that the naive cells are now potentially capable of morphing into any cell type that a body needs, from brain neurones to pancreatic tissue...

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