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New Type of Stem Cells Could Lead to New Treatments

11-Oct-2017

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Researchers create Expanded Potential Stem Cells (EPSCs) in mice.

ES and iPS aren’t capable of growing into every type of cell.

EPSCs are able to produce all three types of blastocyst stem cells

The research has great implications for human regenerative medicine.

The study was published in the Nature journal.

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Hiromitsu (Hiro) Nakauchi

Professor of Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Nature

Scientific journal covering research from a variety of academic disciplines, mostly in science and technology

Wellcome Sanger Institute

Center for genomic discovery

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Stem Cells