This is Finn Hawkins and Katherine McCauley. Human lungs, like all organs, begin their existence as clumps of undifferentiated stem cells. But in a matter of months, the cells get organized. They gather together, branch and bud, some forming airways and others alveoli, the delicate sacs where our bodies exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide....
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Induced pluripotent stem cells don't increase genetic mutations
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) — stem cells that are capable of differentiating into one of many cell types — are a technique that opens the doors to medical advances, including generating cartilage cell tissue to repair knees, …more It’s been more than 10 years since Japanese researchers Shinya Yamanaka, M.D., Ph.D., and his graduate...