Reuters is reporting:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two separate teams of researchers announced on Tuesday they had transformed ordinary skin cells into batches of cells that look and act like embryonic stem cells — but without using cloning technology and without making embryos.

Their breakthroughs could make possible the long-sought goal of tailor-made medicine, but without the political, scientific and ethical roadblock of using human embryos.

I’ll have you read the article, because there’s a lot of ground to cover… but I have to say it’s all very hopeful. Sister Toldjah has more.

So does Memeorandum.

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