Sentences with phrase «often human skin cells»

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MCC is associated with a virus, the Merkel cell polyomavirus, which is quite common, often found on normal human skin and surfaces that are frequently touched, Dr. Nghiem says.

Globs of human fat removed during liposuction conceal versatile cells that are more quickly and easily coaxed to become induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, than are the skin cells most often used by researchers, according to a new study from Stanford's School of Medicine.