Miracles of Science #2: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Welcome to part two of our series that pulls back the curtain on the scientific and medical breakthroughs that make n-Lorem possible. We call them miracles and without them, n-Lorem would not exist today. Every day, our patients benefit from what can only be described as miracles of science. Not the fairytale kind. Not wishes granted overnight. These miracles are earned by humans. Built over centuries by scientists whose discoveries stacked, evolved, and refined over time. They are the result of human curiosity, persistence, and an ever-deepening understanding of biology, and they’ve fundamentally changed how we see the world and treat disease. Today’s miracle: Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells or iPSCs iPSCs are a truly transformative scientific breakthrough that are changing what’s possible for nano-rare patients! They allow us to study, test, and personalize treatments in ways that were unimaginable not long ago. For example, they enable n-Lorem to take easily obtained cells, such as skin cells, grow them and then reprogram them into entirely different cell types of interest, like neurons, cells that exist within the brain and would otherwise be inaccessible without invasive procedures. Incredible! On This Episode We Discuss: 0:53 – What are induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) why they are essential to n-Lorem and personalized medicine 4:25 – The origins of iPSCs began with curiosity and the discovery and study of cells 10:19 – Cell differentiation: How a single cell (fertilized egg) can create such a diverse universe of other types of cells 18:45 – Terminal differentiation: The final stage of a cell's development reaching its final form 21:45 – The iPSC breakthrough and the doors they’ve opened for treatments