16:42, 30 January 2014 | GMT +5
Simple, new method for reprogramming body cells discovered
KOBE. KAZINFORM A team of scientists led by a young Japanese female researcher has discovered that by simply exposing body cells to acidic liquids, the cells can be reprogrammed to grow into any type of mature tissue.The discovery was announced in the journal Nature on Wednesday, Kyodo reports.

The new method, which differs from the one developed by Nobel Prize-winning Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka to create induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, could have a far-reaching impact on cancer research, regenerative medicine and new drugs.