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UW scientists Jamie Thomson and Junying Yu stand at the forefront of stem cell research, and their latest breakthrough — reprogramming adult skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells — may revolutionize this field once again. But though their studies make headlines, the scientists would rather stay out of the news. How can the university keep them in the lab when the whole world wants them in front of a microphone? Read the current issue to find out.
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