Unlocking the secrets of stem cell generation
FollowInternational scientists have carried out the most detailed study of how specialised body cells can be reprogrammed to be like cells from the early embryo.
The findings are a major advance in stem cell science and could help usher in a new era of regenerative medicine, where a small sample of a patient’s cells could be used to grow new tissues and organs for transplant.
“This kind of work will speed up the development of treatments for many illnesses that currently have no cure,