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Scientists Trick Cells into Switching Identities

Posted November 29, 2010 8:43 AM

From Yahoo! News: Science News:

Suppose you could repair tissue damaged by a heart attack by magically turning other cells into heart muscle, so the organ could pump effectively again. Scientists aren't quite ready to do that. But they are reporting early success at transforming one kind of specialized cell directly into another kind, a feat of biological alchemy that doctors may one day perform inside a patient's body.

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Re: Scientists Trick Cells into Switching Identities

11/30/2010 7:07 PM

This sounds suspiciously like "Trick AND Treat."
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11/30/2010 10:40 PM

Are you the guest comedian? 50,000 comedians out of work and we get stuck with you!

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