|
Single Virus Used to Convert Adult Cells Saturday, December 20, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
|
|
Whitehead Institute researchers have greatly simplified the creation of so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, cutting the number of viruses used in the reprogramming process from four to one. Scientists hope that these embryonic stem-cell-like cells could eventually be used to treat such ailments as Parkinson's disease and diabetes. The earliest reprogramming efforts relied on four separate viruses to transfer genes into the cells' DNA, one virus for each reprogramming gene. (source: wi.mit.edu)
|
|
|
|
| Related News |
|
Artificial Vascular System to Help Grow Tissues |
|
Understanding Receptors to Cure AIDS |
| Related Pictures |
|
Exmocare Wristwatch |
|
StimuHeal to Heal Your Body |
| Related Articles |
|
Shedding Light on Blindness |
|
Mind Controlled Bionic Limbs |
