iPS cells as alternative to embryonic stem cells — Cranach: The Blog of Veith

iPS cells as alternative to embryonic stem cells — Cranach: The Blog of Veith: "In papers published online Thursday by two scientific journals, separate teams of researchers from Beijing and Shanghai reported that they had for the first time created virtual genetic duplicates of mice using skin cells from adult animals that had been coaxed into the equivalent of embryonic stem cells.

The findings were welcomed by supporters and opponents of human embryonic stem cell research as a long-sought vital step in proving that the cells could be as useful as embryonic cells for studying and curing many illnesses. . . ."