| 1 | Cyagen | What are “induced pluripotent stem cells”? | 9594 | 4 | 1 | 44.4 | negative | 1:05 | Induced pro-reportant stem cells are a type of stem cell that are generated from non-pro-reportant cells such as skin or blood cells by introducing a combination of specific genes or molecules. In production of these genes, molecules reproduce the non-pro-reportant cells into an embryonic stem cell like state with the ability to differentiate into many different cell types. In the body, IPDCs have similar characteristics to embryonic stem cells, but do not require the use of embryos which has been a source of radical controversy. IPDCs are usually various areas of research, including disease modeling, drug development, and regenerative medicine. | ↗ |