Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Cell Stem Cell. 2012 Jun 14;10(6):678-684. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2012.05.005.
The development of iPSCs reflected the merging of three major scientific streams and has in turn led to additional new branches of investigation. However, there is still debate about whether iPSCs are functionally equivalent to ESCs. This question should be answered only by science, not by politics or business.
iPS 细胞的发展反映了三大科学领域的融合,反过来又导致了更多新的研究分支。然而,关于 iPS 细胞在功能上是否等同于 ESC 细胞,仍存在争议。这个问题只能由科学来回答,而不能受政治或商业因素的影响。