Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Mute Ethical Debate

May 29, 2009

A team of experts led by Kim Kwang-soo, head of the Cha Medical Center’s stem cell institute, said they successfully generated induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from human fibroblasts, or cells used by the body to synthesize new tissue, by injecting them with a cocktail of “reprogramming” proteins. (The Korea Times)