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US scientists have found a safer method of turning mice skin cells into "induced pluripotent stem cells," in a potential breakthrough in the quest for regenerative therapy. The method reprograms skin cells into iPS cells that are similar to embryonic stem cells without using potentially harmful viruses that often cause tumors in laboratory animals.

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