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Kyoto University professor receives German Cancer Award

The German Cancer Research Center on Monday presented its annual Meyenburg German Cancer Award to Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka, who has succeeded in reprogramming human skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells.

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