Cells control their own fate by manipulating their environment

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 19:10 in Biology & Nature

As different as muscle, blood, brain, and skin cells are from one another, they all share the same DNA. Stem cells’ transformation into these specialized cells— a process called cell fate determination —is controlled through various signals from their surroundings. A recent Penn Engineering study suggests that cells may have more control over their fate than previously […]

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