Stem Cell Breakthrough: 'Switch' Created That Turns Stem Cells Into Muscle
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 22:21
in Biology & Nature
In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers has created a "switch" that allows mutations to be turned on in muscle stem cells to monitor muscle regeneration in a living mammal.
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