TY - JOUR
T1 - Democracy derived? new trajectories in pluripotent stem cell research
AU - Scott, Christopher Thomas
AU - McCormick, Jennifer B.
AU - Derouen, Mindy C.
AU - Owen-Smith, Jason
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the scientists who spoke with us, and J. Ostergren, R.J. Vann, L. Ooi, and M. Feret for help with data collection and research assistance. C.T.S. was supported by a US National Science Foundation (NSF) grant (SBE-0949708) and The Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. J.B.M. was supported by an NSF grant (SBE 0949708) and NIH National Center for Research Resources (UL1 RR024150-4). J.O.-S. was supported by NSF grants (SBE-0949708 and SES-0545634).
PY - 2011/6/10
Y1 - 2011/6/10
N2 - How has the development of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) modified the trajectory of stem cell research? Here, coauthorship networks of stem cell research articles and analysis of cell lines used in stem cell research indicate that hiPSCs are not replacing human embryonic stem cells, but instead, the two cell types are complementary, interdependent research tools. Thus, we conclude that a ban on funding for embryonic stem cell research could have unexpected negative ramifications on the nascent field of hiPSCs.
AB - How has the development of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) modified the trajectory of stem cell research? Here, coauthorship networks of stem cell research articles and analysis of cell lines used in stem cell research indicate that hiPSCs are not replacing human embryonic stem cells, but instead, the two cell types are complementary, interdependent research tools. Thus, we conclude that a ban on funding for embryonic stem cell research could have unexpected negative ramifications on the nascent field of hiPSCs.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cell.2011.05.032
DO - 10.1016/j.cell.2011.05.032
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 21663787
AN - SCOPUS:79958259812
SN - 0092-8674
VL - 145
SP - 820
EP - 826
JO - Cell
JF - Cell
IS - 6
ER -