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Takahashi & Yamanaka: reprogramming specialized cells

Contribution grade

Life & medicine · Scoped scientific or research-capability contribution

Reference score150,000Provisional editorial estimate of this exact contribution; its grade is assessed separately.

What changed

Used defined factors to turn mouse fibroblasts into cells with pluripotent stem-cell properties.

Scientific scope

Used defined factors to turn mouse fibroblasts into cells with pluripotent stem-cell properties. Scope limitation: The 2006 mouse result precedes human iPS cells. Reprogramming does not by itself establish a safe or effective clinical therapy.

Evidence

Assessment uses the catalogue-linked source evidence for the stated contribution. The 2006 mouse result precedes human iPS cells. Reprogramming does not by itself establish a safe or effective clinical therapy.

Contributors

Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.

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