ACT
October 2001: ACT announced a $1.9 million research grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The distinction about this grant's focus is in "transdifferentiation," which involves using a person's own skin cells -- rather than animal cells or embryonic stem cells -- to generate new cells for transplants back into same person. The aim here is to reduce the possibility of immune rejection of transplanted cells.
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Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath
Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Theory |
Transdifferentiation means the conversion of cells from one differentiated cell type to another.
IRCM - Montreal Canada |
Some examples of transdifferentiation |
(A) Direct
(B) Dedifferentiation
(C) Stem cell intermediate
