Loss of a chemical tag on RNA keeps embryonic stem cells in suspended animation

Friday, December 5, 2014 - 15:50 in Biology & Nature

A novel mechanism of RNA regulation in embryonic stem cells has been discovered by scientists. They present strong evidence that a specific chemical modification or 'tag' on RNA plays a key role in determining the ability of embryonic stem cells to adopt different cellular identities.

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