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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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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
Large bank of human stem cell lines made in Europe 15 May 2017 News
Human 'mini-brains' in lab mimic development and disease 2 May 2017 News
Stem cell treatments succeed and fail in treating eye disease 20 March 2017 News
The craftsmanship of mimicking embryogenesis in a dish 13 March 2017 Comment
Mouse pancreas grown in rat reverses diabetes 30 January 2017 News
Stem cells reprogrammed to resemble fertilised eggs 23 January 2017 News
Professor Sir Ian Wilmut in conversation with Dr Roger Highfield 16 January 2017 Comment
Stem cell treatment restores light sensitivity in blind mice 13 January 2017 News
Gene therapy 'reverses ageing' in mice 19 December 2016 News
Radio Review: The Life Scientific – Ian Wilmut on Dolly the Sheep 14 November 2016 Review
Functional mouse eggs made from artificial stem cells 24 October 2016 News
Stem cells repair damaged heart muscle in monkeys 17 October 2016 News
Vitamins A and C erase cell memory to create stem cells 17 October 2016 News
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