Use of skin cells to create pluripotent stem cells that look and act like embryonic stem cells have been discovered.

References and Resources
Takahashi K, Tanabe K, Ohnuki M, et al. Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Human Fibroblasts by Defined Factors. Cell. 2007;11.019.
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Yu J, Vodyanik M, Smuga-Otto K, et al. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells. Published Online. Science. November 20, 2007.
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