Cell reprogramming leaves a 'footprint' behind
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 22:30
in Health & Medicine
Reprogramming adult cells to recapture their youthful "can-do-it-all" attitude appears to leave an indelible mark, researchers found. When researchers scoured the epigenomes of so-called induced pluripotent stem cells base by base, they found a consistent pattern of reprogramming errors.