The significance of induced pluripotent stem cells for basic research and clinical therapy.
It is argued that the use of induced pluripotent stem cells for regenerative therapy may soon be ethically practicable and could sidestep the various objections pertaining to other types of stem cell (human embryonic stem cells, and stem cells obtained by altered nuclear transfer or somatic cell nuclear transfer).
Meyer
J R
JR
Prelature of Opus Dei, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA. jrmeyer@prkvw.com
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D002999:Clone Cells; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods