Genes That Control Embryonic Stem Cell Fate Identified
Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 23:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have identified about two dozen genes that control embryonic stem cell fate. The genes may either prod or restrain stem cells from drifting into a kind of limbo, they suspect. The limbo lies between the embryonic stage and fully differentiated, or specialized, cells, such as bone, muscle or fat.