May 13 2008

How embryonic stem cells develop into tissue-specific cells demonstrated by Hebrew University, other researchers

Published by admin at 11:18 am under Biotechnology & Biochemistry

While it has long been known that embryonic stem cells have the ability to develop into any kind of tissue-specific cells, the exact mechanism as to how this occurs has heretofore not been demonstrated. Now, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and elsewhere have succeeded in graphically revealing this process, resolving a long-standing question as to whether the stem cells achieve their development through selective activation or selective repression of genes. Read More

Key Words: Biotechnology&Biochemistry,Embryonic Stem, Genome

Article via The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Eran Meshorer

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