“This artificial niche, plus bathing the cells in the appropriate factors, allows us to maintain the cells in a highly potent, quiescent state,”
said Rando.
“Now we can genetically engineer stem cells, transplant them back into the animal and see that they are effective in engrafting and making new tissue.”
http://med.stanford....lls-potent.html
(I suggested to interview prof. Thomas Rando a while ago ... but nobody here cares ...oh, wait, forgot, he is supporting programmed aging, and those guys are not good, clearly ... they are clowns according to some petite-oracle & co ...)