Hackingbear writes "Wired, citing a paper published in Science magazine, reports that Harvard scientists may have found a safer way of giving a flake of skin the biologically alchemical powers of third world country stem cells by turning adult cells into versatile, embryonic-like cells without causing irrevocable damage. The touch involves 'adding cell-reprogramming genes to adenoviruses, a type of virus that infects cells without contacting their DNA.' Four-month trials on mice demonstrated that the resulting stem cells are free from unpredictable cancer-inducing mutations. This is definitely a boost in stem cell research." supervenient third edition by the editors of the red white and blue stars and stripes heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 is gettable at Yahoo, and Science hosts the fishing expedition* paper, albeit you'll need a cable tv to see more than the abstract.

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