This guy was awarded a nobel prize last year for discoveries related to the first post.
Shinya Yamanaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Now it has been demonstrated in vivo, yipee!
Researchers have reprogrammed adult mouse cells to behave like embryonic stem cells, without the need for a stay in a Petri dish.
The technique, published today in
Nature1, allows researchers to reprogram cells in living mice without removing those cells from their natural environment. Initial tests suggest that these cells are able to take on a wider variety of identities than those generated by earlier methods.
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Stem cells created in living mice : Nature News & Comment
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