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Shinya Yamanaka discovered that matures cells can be converted in to stem cells.
Turned back the development of adult skin cells, making them more similar to embryonic stem cells.
Manipulated DNA by using four molecules to control key genes without changing the genetic code.
Resultant cells had the potential to become any type of cell that populates tissues throughout the body.
These cells are called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells.
Revolutionized the scientific field of stem cells and fast tracked him towards a Nobel Prize.
In 2012 he and John Gurdon were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
