How stem cells decide what they will be?
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 12:14
in Biology & Nature
How does a stem cell decide what specialised identity to adopt - or simply to remain a stem cell? A new study suggests that the conventional view, which assumes that cells are 'instructed' to progress along prescribed signalling pathways, is too simplistic...
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