/* ---- Google Analytics Code Below */

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Turning Skin Cells into Stem Cells

Learning more.  Brought to my attention by Kilian Dill: A company that can make it happen: Stemgenics. " ... Stem cells can grow and develop into any cell type of the body. They are not rejected, but are accepted by the body as its own cells. In Stemgenics' breakthrough process, cells from a small patch of skin are placed in cell culture. Our patent-pending functionalized nanoparticles are added and the skin cells are reprogrammed into stem cells. ... ".  More background.

No comments: