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Stem-cell repair system can regenerate any kind of human tissue

06-Apr-2016

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Able to regenerate any tissue damaged by injury, disease, or aging.

University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) researchers use similar method used by salamanders to regenerate limbs

System reprograms bone and fat cells into induced multipotent stem cells (iMS).

Successfully demonstrated in mice.

Human trials are planned next year.

The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

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John Pimanda

Haematologist and Professor at UNSW.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Multidisciplinary scientific journal, official journal of the National Academy of Sciences

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Public Research university

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