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It's in the bank: Human cord blood reprogrammed into embryonic-like stem cells
Published in Blood Weekly, October 22nd, 2009
Human umbilical cord blood cells may be far more versatile than previous research has indicated. Two independent studies, published by Cell Press in the October 2nd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, report that they have successfully reprogrammed human umbilical cord blood cells into cells with properties similar to human embryonic stem cells. The results are significant as they identify cord blood as a convenient source for generating cells with a theoretically limitless potential.
Recent research has shown that adult cells can be reprogrammed into cells with characteristics similar to embryonic stem cells by turning on a select set of genes. The cells, called...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-10-22)
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