How do neural stem cells decide what to be -- and when?
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have uncovered a novel feedback mechanism that controls the delicate balance of brain stem cells. Zif, a newly discovered protein, controls whether brain stem cells renew themselves as stem cells or differentiate into a dedicated type of neuron (nerve cell).
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