Translated with AI from the Russian original.

The technology of reprogramming ordinary cells into stem cells could be used in the future for rejuvenation and prevention of aging, said Elizaveta Evgenyeva, a geneticist at Tyumen Medical University (TMU), to TASS.

The method of induced pluripotent stem cells was developed by Japanese scientists led by Shinya Yamanaka. Using a set of transcription factors, somatic cells are reprogrammed to a state similar to embryonic stem cells.

Fibroblasts from the skin can be used as initial cells – after reprogramming, they are capable of transforming into any type of cell in the body.

Currently, the technology is used to a limited extent in medicine, particularly for treating certain hereditary eye diseases. In the future, it could be used to prevent aging, but widespread implementation is still a long way off.

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