Regenerating stem cells from mouse skin

Three independent groups of scientists in the United States on June 6 announced a groundbreaking work in stem cell research: they can replicate stem cells from mouse skin cells without extract stem cells from the fetus.

Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Whitehead Research Institute (USA) and Kyoto University (Japan) discovered that just by adding four more genes into the skin cells of mice, they could create cells with active mechanisms action similar to stem cells.

Scientists appreciate stem cells because it can develop all other cell types. By stem cell transplantation, it is possible to cure the current incurable diseases such as polio, diabetes, Parkinson. If this method successfully applied to human skin cells, it would be a huge step forward in the fight against disease without creating moral and political controversy around the destruction of the fetus. to get stem cells.

Laboratory studies of stem cells in the laboratory have shown that it is possible to regenerate stem cells from mouse skin.(Photo: AFP, TTO)

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