05 Feb Researchers use single gene to return mature stem cells to embryonic state
German scientists have sent mouse stem cells back to their embryonic origin by introducing just a single gene, a finding that could eventually lead to simpler, safer ways of generating cells for human medicine.
A little more than a year ago, researchers in Madison and Japan proved that it is not only possible to turn a mature cell into something with the healing potential of an embryonic stem cell, but also far less difficult than most imagined.
The new work, published today in the journal Cell, shows that it may be simpler still.
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