Reprogramming cell fates might cure or ameliorate many diseases. New results show that chemical reprogramming can be used in living animals to restore missing cell types.
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Ellis, R. Chemically reprogramming cell fates. Nat Chem Biol 6, 84–85 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.295
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