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Stem cells to treat Parkinson’s? 2 small studies hint at success : Shots - Health News • Apr. 17, 2025, 2:43 AM ET (NPR)
Human retinal stem-like cells with potential to repair vision loss discovered • Mar. 28, 2025, 3:33 AM ET (Medical Xpress)
Paralysed man stands again after receiving ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells • Mar. 25, 2025, 1:54 AM ET (Nature)

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Rudolf Jaenisch
German biologist
Fred H. Gage
American geneticist
Shinya Yamanaka.
Shinya Yamanaka
Japanese scientist
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Indian-born American physician, scientist, and writer
James Thomson
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