27Aug
'Reprogramming' of Adult Cells...without embryos
This story represents a pretty significant vindication for those who have asserted that science could advance the cause of pursuing genetic cures to common ailments without resorting to the destruction of human embryos: Scientists have transformed one type of fully developed adult cell directly into another inside a living animal, a startling advance that could lead to cures for a plethora of illnesses and sidestep the political and ethical quagmires that have plagued embryonic stem cell research...