Induced pluripotent stem cells: history, properties and potential applications

• Main Authors: Nordin, Norshariza, Lai, Mei I., Veeracumarasivam, Abhinanyu, Ramasamy, Rajesh, Abdullah, Syahrilnizam, Yeo, Wendy Wai Yeng, Rosli, Rozita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24522/1/Induced%20pluripotent%20stem%20cells.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24522/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2011/v66n1/index.html

The development of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has been met with much enthusiasm and hailed as a breakthrough discovery by the scientific and research communities amidst the divisive and ongoing debates surrounding human embryonic stem cells (hESC) research. The discovery reveals the fact...