Induced pluripotent stem cells are an attractive approach to cell replacement therapy because of all the characteristics EXCEPT:

A) they can be induced to develop into many different types of tissues
B) all of these are reasons why induced pluripotent stem cells are attractive to researchers
C) they can be studied using techniques already derived from work with embryonic stem cells
D) they can be derived from differentiated cells
E) they always require killing of an embryo


Answer: E) they always require killing of an embryo

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