Describe how ips cells are made

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IPS Cells and their application

Answer the following questions using your textbook (pgs. 316-317), the following articles/videos and your own internet searches.

How iPS cells changed the world
Making Pluripotent Stem Cells
Full Potential of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

1. When were iPS cells first made, who developed them?

2. Describe how iPS cells are made.

3. What does it mean for a cell to be pluripotent (in regards to these cells)?

4. Are iPS cells really equivalent to ESCs? Explain why or why not.

5. What exciting medical possibilities are predicted to happen using iPS cells?

6. What are current limitations to using iPS cells rather than ESCs?

7. What are some developments that have happened in the last year (12 months) using iPS cells.

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