Currently a dozen or so biotechs are working furiously to unlock the secrets of the stem cell's regenerative power.

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Moon also roped in his longtime collaborator, Philip Beachy, of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine.

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Adult stem cells have great potential as cell sources for regenerative medicine.

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Continuous monitoring of the differentiation process of stem cells is of great importance for the development of cell-based regenerative medicine therapies and is extremely novel.

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Dr Keisuke Kaji, a stem cell researcher at the Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh said the technique was a "great advance" in cell reprogramming technology.

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Prof Wilmut now heads the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Edinburgh University, which brings together experts from the Institute for Stem Cell Research and scientists and clinicians from Edinburgh University's medical school.

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