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title: Scientists Use Acid to Turn Blood Cells into Stem Cells in 30 Minutes — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/scientists-use-acid-to-turn-blood-cells-into-stem-cells-in-30-minutes/
date: 2014-01-30
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# Scientists Use Acid to Turn Blood Cells into Stem Cells in 30 Minutes

This is a major science breakthrough!! This is a game changer, folks. Whereas mining stem cells has been either an ethical quandary or a months-long affair, scientist can now turn any old blood cells into stem cells in just 30 minutes—by dipping them in acid.

Ream more on this from New Scientist.