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He once was asked if he could see a time when scientists could produce induced pluripotent stem cells -- adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed to an embryonic stem-like state.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Cord Blood Banking: Not a Clear-Cut Answer M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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He once was asked if he could see a time when scientists could produce induced pluripotent stem cells -- adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed to an embryonic stem-like state.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Cord Blood Banking: Not a Clear-Cut Answer M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Many have pod-shaped structures, or a circular shape on top of a stem-like base.
Homes That Go Local 2011
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Rings encircle the fingers that are the narrowest and most vulnerable parts of our human flesh, deft stem-like extensions with which we touch and stroke, hold the hands of children, gesture our feelings more truly than we know as we speak, wave goodbye.
Prince William, and Kate Middleton, and the return of the ring Maggie Gee 2010
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She must be a mind-reader, because that box contained my object of desire: a le creuset casserole, in the cutest yellow-tomato shape (complete with a realistic stem-like lid).
Archive 2006-07-01 Nupur 2006
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She sat perfectly still, her clean gleaming head balanced on her stem-like neck and her eyes unfocused, a picture of otherworldly serenity.
The Chef’s Apprentice Elle Newmark 2008
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Mrs Barnum had a fine-boned face on a long neck that emerged stem-like from her dress.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing Anuradha Roy 2008
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I'm with Marko; it is complex and greenish not too sweet, stem-like on me.
Roses, roses and more roses Marina Geigert 2008
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She sat perfectly still, her clean gleaming head balanced on her stem-like neck and her eyes unfocused, a picture of otherworldly serenity.
The Book of Unholy Mischief Elle Newmark 2008
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She sat perfectly still, her clean gleaming head balanced on her stem-like neck and her eyes unfocused, a picture of otherworldly serenity.
The Chef’s Apprentice Elle Newmark 2008
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