Seeking superior stem cells: 100-fold increase in efficiency in reprogramming human cells to induced stem cells
Monday, October 10, 2011 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have announced a new technique to reprogram human cells into stem cells. Their process increases the efficiency of reprogramming by 100-fold and generates cells of a higher quality at a faster rate. By adding two protein factors to the current mix of four, scientists brought about dramatic improvement in the efficiency of reprogramming and the robustness of stem cell development.