pluripotent
adjective
plu·rip·o·tent
plu̇-ˈri-pə-tənt 
: not fixed as to developmental potentialities
especially
: capable of differentiating into one of many cell types
pluripotent stem cells
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By working with human pluripotent stem cells, which can transform into many different types of tissue, the researchers created a three-dimensional sinoatrial node organoid capable of generating electrical impulses, the South China Morning Post reported.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Scientists have successfully produced functional sperm and eggs from mouse pluripotent stem cells and created healthy offspring.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2026
The therapies rely on induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells — adult cells that are reprogrammed back into a stem-cell-like state.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
But a new study out of UC San Diego has offered new insight on the process thanks to a model using pluripotent stem cells.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Scientists have successfully produced functional sperm and eggs from mouse pluripotent stem cells and created healthy offspring.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2026
The therapies rely on induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells — adult cells that are reprogrammed back into a stem-cell-like state.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
But a new study out of UC San Diego has offered new insight on the process thanks to a model using pluripotent stem cells.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2025
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pluripotent
adjective
plu·rip·o·tent
plu̇-ˈrip-ət-ənt
1
: not fixed as to developmental potentialities
especially
: capable of differentiating into one of many cell types
pluripotent stem cells
2
: capable of having more than one effect
pluripotent activity
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