switch on others? what are the others? Genes?

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The breakthrough was hailed as a milestone of regenerative medicine – the ability to produce any cell type without destroying a human embryo. It won Yamanaka and his colleague John Gurdon at the University of Cambridge a Nobel prize in 2012. But turning these stem cells into therapies has been slow because there is a risk that the new genes can switch on others that cause cancer.

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[+3] - McTag - 01/31/2014 Yes, apparently so. Other genes that cause cancer. They are presumably dormant, or benign, until they are activated by the new genes.

@oristarA,

Yes, apparently so. Other genes that cause cancer. They are presumably dormant, or benign, until they are activated by the new genes.

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@McTag,

McTag wrote:

Yes, apparently so. Other genes that cause cancer. They are presumably dormant, or benign, until they are activated by the new genes.

Cool. Thanks.
It still sounds too specific. The four genes convert adult cells into stem cells. The others might refer to other structures rather than genes, I guess.

JPB, where are you when we need you?

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