Source: The Yomiuri Shimbun
Posted: August 12, 2006
Summary:
Japanese researchers have succeeded in creating the pluripotent cell out of a mouse skin cell, which resembles an embryonic stem (ES) cell, which they named induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell. The iPS cell has similar characteristics to ES cells, which can grow into tissues and organs.
Commentary: Maybe this discovery will diffuse the ethical controversy over embryonic stem cell research.
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