Resumen de In brief.

Charles Q. Choi, David Biello, Nikhil Swaminathan

• The article presents news briefs on science research and advances. Harvard University scientists have succeeded in making the skin cells from an individual suffering Lou Gehrig's disease pluripotent. Coral reefs will be impacted by greenhouse gases due to oceanic carbon dioxide increasing water acidity. One day a drug that converts fast-twitch muscles into slow-twitch muscles could allow people to run long distances without training.