Study Reveals Critical Similarity Between Two Types of Do-It-All Stem Cells

Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

In a study published today (Sunday, Sept. 11), researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison report the first full measurement of the proteins made by both types of stem cells. In a study that looked at four embryonic stem cells and four IPS cells, the proteins turned out to be 99 percent similar, says Joshua Coon, an associate professor of chemistry and biomolecular chemistry who directed the project.

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