Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers turn one form of adult mouse cell directly into another
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 12:28
in Health & Medicine
In a feat of biological prestidigitation likely to turn the field of regenerative medicine on its head, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) co-director Doug Melton and post doctoral fellow Qiao "Joe" Zhou report having achieved what has long been a dream and ultimate goal of developmental biologists – directly turning one type of fully formed adult cell into another type of adult cell.read more
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