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Researchers have engineered embryonic stem-like cells from normal mouse skin cells. If this method can be translated to humans, patient-specific stem cells could be made without the use of donated eggs or embryos.

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Figure 1: Generating induced pluripotent stem cells.

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1. and the Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Janet Rossant is in the Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada. janet.rossant@sickkids.ca,
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Rossant, J. The magic brew.Nature 448, 260–262 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/448260a

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• Published: 18 July 2007
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