The Science and Ethics of Induced Pluripotency: What Will Become of Embryonic Stem Cells? David G. Zacharias, BA, Timothy J. Nelson, MD, PhD, Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, C. Christopher Hook, MD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 86, Issue 7, Pages 634-640 (July 2011) DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2011.0054 Copyright © 2011 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE Schematic representation of common techniques to procure pluripotent stem cells. Nuclear reprogramming by ectopic factors results in induced pluripotent stem cells that may have functional equivalence to embryonic stem cells derived by conventional embryo-dependent methods and possess therapeutic potential through multilineage differentiation. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2011 86, 634-640DOI: (10.4065/mcp.2011.0054) Copyright © 2011 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions