Nuclear Reprogramming And Its Role In Stem Cell Technology, Cell Pluripotency and DNA

British biologist, Sir John Betrand Gurdon, FRS, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent (transform into any other type of cell).

This process is known as nuclear reprogramming and is at the forefront of stem cell technology.

A mature cell already has an established identity. Nuclear reprogramming wipes this information and transforms it to another kind of cell. It can open up new treatments and therapies for diseases and even repair and replace damaged tissues and organs.