Pluripotency: Adult Mouse Cells Turned Back To Their Embryonic State

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Pluripotency: Adult Mouse Cells Turned Back To Their Embryonic State

UCSF researchers have used microRNA to convert adult stem cells to pluripotent embryonic-like stem cells. The researchers home that this method will replace using retrovirus and gene-based methods as a safer alternative to generating pluripotent cells from adult stem cells that should minimize the risk of rejection. The method used combination of microRNA and retro-virus-induced genes.