• @[email protected]
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    7 months ago

    Research in the last 5ish years has shown that “any” cell can be induced to change into a stem cell by changing its environment and adding specific growth factors.

    Edit: I spent an hour looking for the research I was referring to. I found the papers and dissertation of the author who’s talk I went to where the topic was discussed. Unfortunately, with a quick read I didn’t find where the author talked about it, leading me to believe it was a discussion had at the end of their defense.

    Although I couldn’t find the research, [email protected] found what I was talking about (induced pluripotent stem cells)

    Edit 2: As [email protected] points out the techniques are not currently at the level where induced stem cells can replace native stem cells.

    • neuropean
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      37 months ago

      I assure you that if the article you read was true, it’s a very niche case and not true in most contexts.

    • @[email protected]
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      37 months ago

      It’s a thing, but there’s lots of catches with the technique. That’s why stem cells are still in the laboratory.

      • @[email protected]
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        17 months ago

        Certainly. The research is still ongoing but shows promise and is making progress toward being a viable replacement.

        I’ll edit my original comment to clarify that point.