Role model stem cells: How immune cells can self-renew
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
A research team has now discovered how human macrophages can divide and self-renew almost indefinitely. As the researchers show in their new report, the macrophages achieve this by activating a gene network similar to one found in embryonic stem cells. The findings could provide new directions in regenerative medicine and therapies.