Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Induced Pluripotent stem cells were pioneered by Shinya Yamaska's team in Kyoto, Japan. Mouse induced pluripotent stem cells were discovered in 2006, while human induced pluripotent stem cells were discovered in 2007. They are also called "reprogrammed" stem cells and are made from adult specialised cells using a laboratory technique. The process of producing induced pluripotent stem cells take one to two weeks for mouse cells and three to four weeks for human cells. They bypass the need for embryos because it can be made in a patient-matched manner. Scientists hope to use induced pluripotent stem cells in transplantation medicine.
Induced pluripotent stem cells are derived form skin or blood cells that have been reprogrammed back into an embryonic-like pluripotent state that allows the development of an unlimited source of any type if human cell needed for therapeutic purposes(??). The term pluripotent implies the ability of a cell to give rise to multiple cell types, forming the body's organs, nervous system, skin, muscle, and skeleton.
Induced pluripotent stem cells are derived form skin or blood cells that have been reprogrammed back into an embryonic-like pluripotent state that allows the development of an unlimited source of any type if human cell needed for therapeutic purposes(??). The term pluripotent implies the ability of a cell to give rise to multiple cell types, forming the body's organs, nervous system, skin, muscle, and skeleton.
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Below is a short illustration unveiling how pluripotent stem cells are used.
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