Breakthrough discovery: reprogramming stem cells

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It's a scientific breakthrough. Researchers in Madrid have successfully reprogrammed adult cells in living animals, creating stem cells that have the ability to grow into any tissue found in the body. Until now, these stem cells - known as pluripotent stem cells - have only ever been created in a lab after being removed from the animal. However, researchers at the National Cancer Research Centre in Madrid were able to create them in the bodies of living mice. They found that they could reprogram adult cells from the mice using a cocktail of so-called "reprogramming factors". euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech (every Monday, Wednesday and Friday) http://eurone.ws/Y9QTy3 Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

Published 2013-09-20 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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