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Skin cells CONVERTED to stem cells:
http://www.wired.com/medtech/stemcells/news/2007/11/skin_cell
http://www.wired.com/medtech/stemcells/news/2007/11/skin_cell
This is freaking incredible!In an unprecedented feat of biological alchemy, researchers have turned human skin cells into stem cells that hold the same medical promise as the controversial embryonic stem cells.
Scientists believe stem cell research will be able to cure numerous diseases and regenerate failing bodies. The new technique, however, doesn't require the destruction of embryos, or use human eggs or cloning. Thus, it sweeps aside the ethical objections to stem-cell research.