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Snapshot: What are induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)?

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"In short, we are following the human body’s recipe to make any tissue we desire.

iPSC-based treatments have been studied for a variety of diseases such as Parkinson, cerebellar ataxias, diabetes, and various blood and heart diseases. They can be used to test developed drugs, in cell and gene therapies, and to understand the mechanisms of these diseases. More research needs to be done, but iPSCs are a useful tool to better understand the root causes of ataxia."

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Thankyou i ll need to read it à few times to try to understand 🙂

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