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The dynamic state of embryonic stem cells

News: Stem Cells    May 29, 2010
Much of the work being done with stem cells is to find how they can be used – repair hearts, grow skin – that sort of thing. Another major effort goes into transforming adult (mature and already differentiated into specific types) cells back into one form or another of stem cell. This was prompted by [...]
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Small steps toward understanding the epigenome

Impact: Cell Biology    May 13, 2010
“You can think of it this way,” said Ren. “Neurons and skin cells share the identical set of genetic material – DNA – yet their structure and function are very different. The difference can be attributed to differences in their epigenome. This is analogous to computer hardware and software. You can load the same computer [...]
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Finally(?)…artificially making blood stem cells in quantity

News: Stem Cells    March 7, 2010
This story begins with an insight: The cells of a vascular system (veins, arteries, capillaries) – called endothelial cells – do more than make up the tissue that transports blood; they also play a role in maintaining blood (hematopoietic) stem cells by producing novel stem-cell-growth factors. A research team at the Ansary Stem Cell Institute [...]
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