Last week, Japanese scientists announced they had developed a new way to create stem cells. On my America Weekend show, biologist Dr. Paul Knoepfler explained why this discovery could be a game-changer because it makes the stem cell process so much faster and could lead to a day in the not-so-distant future when, using our own blood cells as a starter kit, we can get replacement body parts out of 3-D printers. It also creates an end-run against those who complain about harvesting embryonic stem cells.
Listen to our conversation here.
Dr. Paul Knoepfler is an associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy at the UC Davis School of Medicine and author of “Stem Cells: An Insider’s Guide.”