Sep 16, 2014
Directly Reprogramming Skin Cells into White Blood Cells
Directly Reprogramming Skin Cells into White Blood Cells
Scientists from the Salk Institute have, for the first time, directly converted human skin cells into transplantable white blood cells, which are the soldiers of the immune system that fight infections and invaders. This work could prompt the creation of new therapies that introduce new white blood cells into the body that can attack diseased or cancerous cells or augment immune responses for…
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