Stockholm, Sweden (AP) – A British researcher and a Japanese scientist have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering that ordinary cells can be reprogrammed into stem cells, which then can turn into any kind of tissue.
Scientists are trying to build on the work of John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka to create replacement tissues for treating diseases like Parkinson's and diabetes.
The other Nobel Prize winners, including the Nobel Peace Prize, will be announced later in the week.
