Researchers discover a way that animals keep their cells identical

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 14:31 in Biology & Nature

A regulatory protein named ERI-1 helps ensure that all cells in a tissue remain identical to one another, a research team has discovered for the first time. The work involved an unusual collaboration between developmental biologists and linguists, with the latter contributing their expertise with machine learning software. The finding could bring biologists one step closer to understanding some cancers and other age-related diseases.

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