how are induced pluripotent stem cells (ips) produced?
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells or iPSCs) are a type of pluripotent stem cell that can be generated from adult somatic cells such as skin fibrobalsts or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) by genetic reprograming or the 'forced' introduction of reprogramming genes (Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc).