Stem cells can contribute to new treatments for heart attacks and Parkinson's

On the forearms of those working in the laboratory at the University of Oslo, one thing stands out: mysterious round or cross-shaped scars on the skin. Here, researchers need skin cells, and they themselves step up in the service of research. The skin cells are allowed to grow and multiply, and then the work begins to reprogram them into so-called iPS cells, induced pluripotent stem cells. These are cells that can divide indefinitely and give rise to all types of specialized cells in the body. They can, for example, become muscle, blood or nerve cells.

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