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Cedars-Sinai To Send Skin Stem Cells into Space this Month

First in a series of experiments on the International Space Station to evaluate reprogramming fibroblasts for use in regenerative medicine.

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By: Christine Esposito

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To understand microgravity's impact on the production of stem cells and stem cell-based products, researchers from Cedars-Sinai are sending an investigation to the International Space Station as the first in a series of experiments that will evaluate the process of reprogramming skin cells (fibroblasts) into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) capable of producing a variety of tissue cells—heart, brain, and blood—that could be used in regenerative medicine therapies. The project is spons...

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