{
  "id": 13166415,
  "title": "Blood cells from 80-year-old donor become stem cells with molecular age under 20",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/blood-cells-from-80-year-old-donor-become-stem-cells-with-molecular",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T17:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-blood-cells-year-donor-stem.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers from the University Hospital of Bonn and the University of Bonn have succeeded in dramatically rejuvenating human cells in a test tube. To do so, they directly reprogrammed red blood cell precursors into stem cells from which neurons can be derived. During this process, the molecular clocks that indicate a cell's age were reset. For example, blood cells from an 80-year-old were…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}