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Published: November 25, 2007
Latest discovery ‘bowled over' Japanese researcher
TOKYO — Shinya Yamanaka dreamed of becoming a doctor for a simple reason: He used to get hurt a lot.
"I was always playing sports like judo and rugby, and I was always getting injured,” Yamanaka said. "There was an orthopedist who was very kind and helpful to me, so I thought I'd like to become one, too.”
That youthful dream led to a career that has made the 45-year-old Kyoto University professor one o...
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