Scientists uncover new way to grow rare life-saving blood stem cells
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
A protein called Musashi-2 regulates the function and development of important blood stem cells. This knowledge provides new strategies that can be used to control the growth of these cells -- cells that can be used as therapeutics for a range of life-threatening diseases but are, in general, in very short supply.