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It probably just creates a slightly acidic environment. All you need to create stem cells from adult human cells is a weak acid. http://www.nature.com/nature/j

• wlesieutre 12y ago
  Sadly, that research didn't pan out. One paper has been retracted and the other likely will be. I haven't followed it closely, but I understand there were some significant issues with edited images and results not being reproducible. http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/06/last-remaining-support-for-controversial-stem-cell-papers-collapses.html http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/06/last-remaining-support-...
• jimrandomh 12y ago
  That Nature article was withdrawn by the author due to scientific misconduct. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-japan-stemcells-researcher-idUSKBN0EF0SO20140604 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-japan-stemcells...
• icecreamguy 12y ago
  The body doesn't really work like that, pH is highly regulated in the body and even a slight imbalance causes enzymes and proteins to become unstable.
• DenisM 12y ago
  Stop with the down-votes, you guys. Had there been no references cited by chirsBob, this comment would be an overall negative "hearsay"-type contribution, but the inclusion of a reasonably reputable, if outdated, reference allowed others to point out the paper retraction, and raised the overall quality of the discussion.
  • chrisBob 12y ago
    No, actually I submitted it knowing that the paper had been retracted, and was stirring up trouble. The down votes are perfectly reasonable in this case. I do appreciate the defense though as some times is is hard to tell which posts were inaccurate by mistakes, and which were malicious. [edited to thank the defending post]