BBC: Scientists in Japan showed stem cells can now be made quickly just by dipping blood cells into acid.
… stem cells can become any other type of cell, and they have become a major field of research in medicine for their potential to regenerate the body.
The finding has been described as “remarkable” by the Medical Research Council’s Prof Robin Lovell-Badge and as “a major scientific discovery” by Dr Dusko Ilic, a reader in stem cell science at Kings College London… (more)
EDITOR: We can only imagine what implications that may have for those under fifty and future generations. It opens the door to successful treatment of all sorts of health problems. It is said that Moses lived to 120. For good or ill, due to stem ell regeneration therapy, this may become the norm within another fifty years.
