Monday, November 26, 2007

Reprogrammed Skin Cells Could Replace Embryonic Stem Cells

Source: Medical News Today
Article Date: 26 November 2007 - 7:00 PST

Summary:

Medical News Today reports scientists successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to have properties of embryonic stem cells:

"A breakthrough in stem cell research was announced last week in a paper in the journal Science where researchers from the University of Wisconsin -Madison in the US and other colleagues reported how they reprogrammed human skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells."