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iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cell

A cell with similar properties to an  embryonic stem cell, but created by 'reprogramming' cells from adult tissues, such as skin cells.

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Lab-grown eggs and sperm a step closer 10 February 2020 News
World's first transplant of lab-grown heart muscles 3 February 2020 News
Human 'mini-brains' give evolutionary insights 21 October 2019 News
Novel method uses human stem cells to mimic early embryos 16 September 2019 News
World's first transplanted cornea made from stem cells is success 9 September 2019 News
Brain waves detected in lab-grown mini-brains for first time 2 September 2019 News
Human-animal chimeras: should other countries follow Japan's lead? 2 September 2019 Comment
Mitochondria linked to stem cell transplant rejection 27 August 2019 News
First patient receives stem cell transplant in Parkinson's trial 12 November 2018 News
Japan prepares to allow genome editing in human embryos 8 October 2018 News
What does genome editing mean for Down's syndrome? 20 August 2018 Comment
Japan launches first clinical trial of stem cells for Parkinson's 6 August 2018 News
CRISPR used in stem cell model to predict heart risk 25 June 2018 News
Stem cell vaccine works against multiple cancers in mice 19 February 2018 News
Creating life in the lab: in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) and synthetic human entities with embryo-like features (SHEEFs) 8 January 2018 Comment
Most versatile stem cells yet created 16 October 2017 News
Stem cells restore neurons in monkey model of Parkinson's disease 4 September 2017 News
Sperm from stem cells could help some types of male infertility 21 August 2017 News
Safety matters – can we be sure that CRISPR-Cas9 is not producing unwanted genetic alterations? 3 July 2017 Comment
Blood stem cells produced in the lab for the first time 22 May 2017 News
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