"Reprogrammed" stem cells avoid embryo destruction: may rewrite ethical debate
Scientists have reported a breakthrough method for producing stem cells without the need to destroy embryos, an advance that may short-circuit the ethical debate over the morality of work that could eventually lead to new regenerative treatments for diseased or damaged organs.
We explain how researchers have “reprogrammed” ordinary human cells into stem cells, and the potential ramifications of the work — not to mention its still-significant shortcomings — in this piece over at VentureBeat Life Sciences.
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About the Author, David P. Hamilton
David Hamilton has been writing for VentureBeat LifeScience since April 2007. He formerly spent 14 years as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in its San Francisco and Tokyo bureaus. Prior to that, he spent several years as a reporter at Science Magazine and as a reporter/researcher for the New Republic, both in Washington.
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