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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)
Advantages
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Reprogrammed pluripotent stem cell
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Have characteristics of both embryonic and adult stem cells
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Can be patient specific and generate no immune response
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Can be used in the long-term
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Relatively easy to generate
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No ethical issues
Shinya Yamanaka and iPSC
In 2006, Kazutoshi Takahashi and Shinya Yamanaka reported that matured cell can be reprogrammed to be pluripotent.
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Why do we want to use iPSCs?
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