News tagged with sonic hedgehog

Human ES cells progress slowly in myelin's direction

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin, USA, report in the journal Development the successful generation from human embryonic stem cells of a type of cell that can make myelin, a finding that opens up new possibilities for bo ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sonic hedgehog gene found in an unexpected place during limb development

Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice -- the layer of cells that creates the ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast