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Thomson, James a., et al. "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells." Science Express. Vol. 318. no. 5858, pp. 1917-1920: November 20, 2007.

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Cells that have the ability to develop into other types of cells are called pluripotent cells.

The 'adult' stem cells can be derived from children as well as adults. The term 'adult' refers to the mature stage of their development when the unspecialized cells have transformed into specialized cells which are designed to perform specific functions.Very recent research has shown that it may be possible to change 'adult stem cells' taken from human skin tissue into stem cells resembling embryonic stem cells having the ability to develop into any other type of cell (Kolata).

Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Human Fibroblasts by Defined Factors" by Shinya Yamanaka et al. published in Cell of November 19, 2007; and "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells" by James Thomson et al., published in Science Express on November 20, 2007

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