• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 25th, 2014
Lab-Grown Skin Layer Can Serve to Test Drugs and Cosmetics

Lab-Grown Skin Layer Can Serve to Test Drugs and Cosmetics

The lab-made epidermis was grown from human pluripotent stem cells

Adult Muscle Cells Can Be Turned into Stem Cells

Adult Muscle Cells Can Be Turned into Stem Cells

The latter can then be used to repair damaged tissue

RNA Can Now Reprogram Adult Cells

RNA Can Now Reprogram Adult Cells

Virus-bound DNA was generally used for the job

Determining Which Colonies Produce 'Real' Stem Cells

Determining Which Colonies Produce 'Real' Stem Cells

Fake positives often occur

New Process Allows Stem Cells to Be Kept in 'Suspended' State

New Process Allows Stem Cells to Be Kept in 'Suspended' State

The achievement is essential for pluripotent stem cell applications

Experts Convert Defined Adult Cells into Pluripotent Stem Cells

Experts Convert Defined Adult Cells into Pluripotent Stem Cells

They have been able to do this directly and without viruses