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Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells

Breakthrough could leap embryonic stem-cell quagmire

By Jess Kilby,  Newser User

Posted Aug 28, 2008 2:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – In a stunning medical advance, scientists have found a way to transform an adult cell in a living animal into an entirely different type of cell. The development is another step toward freeing the field of regenerative medicine from the controversies of stem-cell research. Harvard...   Read full story »

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