Scientists have been reprogramming adult cells into embryonic ones for decades — but they are only now getting to grips with the mechanics.
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Kerri Smith talks to researcher Andras Nagy and reporter David Cyranoski about reprogramming cells.
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Cyranoski, D. Stem cells: The black box of reprogramming. Nature 516, 162–164 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/516162a
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