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Researchers discover new class of stem cells – Los Angeles Times

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2014-12-11 NEWS

Los Angeles Times

Researchers discover new class of stem cells
Los Angeles Times
Researchers have identified a new class of lab-engineered stem cells — cells capable of transforming into nearly all forms of tissue — and have dubbed them F-class cells because they cluster together in “fuzzy-looking” colonies. The discovery, which

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National Post

Roadmap of skin cells’ transformation into stem cells by Canadian-led
National Post
TORONTO — A Canadian-led international team of researchers has begun solving the mystery of how a cell taken from a person’s skin is reprogrammed into an embryonic-like stem cell, from which any other cell type in the body can be generated.

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2014-12-11 NEWS

National Post

Roadmap of skin cells’ transformation into stem cells by Canadian-led
National Post
TORONTO — A Canadian-led international team of researchers has begun solving the mystery of how a cell taken from a person’s skin is reprogrammed into an embryonic-like stem cell, from which any other cell type in the body can be generated.

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Canadian-led team of researchers shows how stem cells can be reprogrammed
Canada.com
Dr. Andras Nagy, senior scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital, is shown in a handout photo. Nagy is part of a team of researchers has begun solving the mystery of just how a specialized cell taken from a person’s skin is reprogrammed into an embryonic-like