Nilay Maity
http://m.bbc.com/news/health-25917270
Summary: Scientists in Japan have recently discovered that stem cells can be made by dipping blood cells into acid. Stem cells can change to any tissue in our body, and are sing tested to see if they can treat essential parts of our body like the heart, brain and eyes. The human body has many specific cells with many specific jobs however stem cells can become any one of these cells. Stem cells could be the first step into body regeneration. Nobel prize winning scientists have even said that skin cells can be reprogrammed to become stem cells. Researchers have created stem cells by shocking blood cells with acid. The breakthrough was made while testing mouse blood, but we can the same results with human blood. If it works as well in humans as it does in mice this could be a cheaper and safer way to reprogram cells than other personalized cell reprogramming technologies.
Connection: This connects to our class because we are studying human cells and their role in the human body. This article is explaining how stem cells can replace crucial cells in the human body. The discovery that stem cells can be created by shocking blood cells with acid will be huge for medicinal purposes. We can replace these cells for heart and lung cells so they can properly function. We are learning all the different functions of specific cells and their organelles, soon we will see how these parts of cells can stop working and stem cells could be a way to replace them. Now we can figure how create stem cells quickly and efficiently to replace deteriorated cells anywhere in the body.
How fast does it take to make these new stem cells
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