NIH-funded researchers transform embryonic stem cells into human germ cells
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 05:35
in Biology & Nature
Researchers funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have discovered how to transform human embryonic stem cells into germ cells, the embryonic cells that ultimately give rise to sperm and eggs. The advance will allow researchers to observe human germ cells - previously inaccessible - in laboratory dishes...