@article{1373741,
      recid = {1373741},
      author = {Yamanaka, Shin'ya, and Midori, Shin'ya, and Atkinson,  Tony,},
      title = {The winding road to discovering iPS cells : the life of  Yamanaka Shinya /},
      pages = {155 pages :},
      note = {First published in Japan in 2012 by Kodansha Ltd.,  Tokyo--Title page verso},
      abstract = {The revolutionary discovery of induced pluripotent stem  cells, or iPS cells, completely changed the world,  particularly in the field of medical science. This  groundbreaking achievement was made by Dr. Yamanaka Shinya  of Kyoto University and won him the Nobel Prize for  Physiology or Medicine in 2012. The road that led him to  this accomplishment, however, was not an easy one; during  his early days as a training orthopedic surgeon, Yamanaka  was not skilled and was called "a hindrance" by his  supervisor. He eventually changed course to become a  researcher in the field of medical science and undertook  postdoctoral studies in the United States, but he  experienced a mild case of depression upon returning to  Japan. Even when Yamanaka presented the results of his  discovery of iPS cells, he could not immediately bask in  the glory of his success, since many of his peers simply  could not believe his achievement. In this volume, the  Nobel Prize laureate talks openly about his life from his  childhood days to his current daily life and discusses his  views on the future of regenerative medicine. How were iPS  cells developed and what can they do? Translated from a  runaway bestseller in Japan and replete with a new preface  for the English edition, this biography shows what science  can do for mankind, and the possibilities that life holds.  -- Back cover},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1373741},
}