Not exact matches
«For a long time now, the entire field was collecting data on MYC, LIN41, and other genes and proteins
without knowing what most of it meant,» said Yamanaka, who is also director of the Center for iPS
Cell Research and
Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University, and professor at UC San Francisco.
This has potential
applications for
cell replacement
without the immunosuppression treatments that are required when
cells are transferred between genetically different individuals.
With or
without such improvements, such
cells may start appearing in various
applications in the next few years, according to Graetzel.
The authors emphasise that the possible therapeutic
applications of their work are still distant, but they admit that,
without doubt, it might mean a change of direction for stem
cell research, for regenerative medicine or for tissue engineering.