New gene that is essential for nuclear reprogramming

Researchers are still fascinated by the idea of reprogramming the cells of any tissue, turning them into cells with the capacity to differentiate into cells of a completely different type -- pluripotent cells -- and they are still striving to understand how it happens.

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