Articles related to "Pluripotent Cells"Cells switch from proliferation, a growth phase, to specialization, the active production of proteins, through the process of differentiation.
The recently discovered induced pluripotent stem cells, or IPS cells, seem to be just as promising as embryonic stem cells without any of the ethical drawbacks.
On 3/9/2009 President Obama of the USA issued a Presidential Order that permits federal funding for studies of embryonic stem cells. What is the meaning and significance?
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