Induced pluripotent stem cells have been generated from mouse and human adult fibroblasts without the tumor-causing gene c-Myc.
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Pera, M., Hasegawa, K. Simpler and safer cell reprogramming. Nat Biotechnol 26, 59–60 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0108-59
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