{"id":4091,"date":"2012-05-30T14:15:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T12:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/ch-en\/?p=4091"},"modified":"2018-02-02T12:45:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T11:45:45","slug":"breakthrough-stem-cell-technology-first-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/ch-en\/blog\/breakthrough-stem-cell-technology-first-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough in stem cell technology a first in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is the first in Africa to establish groundbreaking biomedical stem cell technology, which could hold the key to finding cures for some of Africa\u2019s most prevalent diseases.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The CSIR Department of Biological Sciences\u2019 Gene Expression and Biophysics Group, led by Dr Musa Mhlanga, successfully generated the first induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in Africa, in December last year.<br \/>\nRead the full story on\u00a0<a title=\"stem cell breakthrough\" href=\"http:\/\/www.engineeringnews.co.za\/article\/breakthrough-in-stem-cell-technology-a-first-in-africa-2012-05-25\">engineeringnews.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this Helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"4091\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/ch-en\/blog\/breakthrough-stem-cell-technology-first-africa\/\" data-post-title=\"Breakthrough in stem cell technology a first in Africa\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup icon1-thumbs-up4\">Yes<\/a><a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"4091\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/ch-en\/blog\/breakthrough-stem-cell-technology-first-africa\/\" data-post-title=\"Breakthrough in stem cell technology a first in Africa\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown icon1-thumbs-down4\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is the first in Africa to establish groundbreaking biomedical stem cell technology, which could hold the key to finding cures for some of Africa\u2019s most prevalent diseases. 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