Difference between revisions of "Induced pluripotent stem cells"

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Revision as of 22:34, December 17, 2007

Induced pluripotent stem cells are stem cells that are derived from somatic cells by transfection with a virus carrying genes that are capable of causing that cell to dedifferentiate and then gain the ability to differentiate into any type of cell in the body and to self-replicate. [1]

References

  • Yu, J. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells. Science. November 20, 2007.