Researchers at the A*STAR Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) have discovered a critical checkpoint protein that controls when human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) begin to differentiate.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 27, 2013
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Stem cells are one of the few cell types within the body that have the ability to both self-renew and produce cells that develop into more specialized cell types which eventually built up a functional organ. During development, ...
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Feb 15, 2022
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The average human has about 37.2 trillion cells. But cells are differentiated for thousands of different functions. How does a cell 'know' which function to fulfill? In a paper published today in Developmental Cell, the group ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2017
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A Johns Hopkins University biologist has led a research team reporting progress in understanding the mysterious shape-shifting ways of stem cells, which have vast potential for medical research and disease treatment.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 7, 2015
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Groundbreaking research by Sarah Hainer, an assistant professor of gene expression and cell fate in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences, and Thomas G. Fazzio of the University of Massachusetts Medical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 8, 2019
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Planarians are small water-dwelling worms known for their regenerative capacity. If you chop one into ten pieces, you'll end up with ten fully-formed worms.
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Apr 21, 2021
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A research team from Rice University led by Aryeh Warmflash has made strides in understanding the processes that guide human embryonic development. The group's findings were published in the journal Cells Systems May 15.
Cell & Microbiology
May 15, 2024
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A set of biomarkers not traditionally associated with cell fate can accurately predict how genetically identical cells behave differently under stress, according to a UT Southwestern study. The findings, published by Cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2021
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One of the important breakthroughs that made it possible to program or reprogram cell fate more efficiently and with higher fidelity in a dish was discovering how to make use of a small set of molecular cowboys called pioneer ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 10, 2024
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Members of a population of identical cells often "choose" different fates, even though they exist in identical conditions.
Cell & Microbiology
May 13, 2010
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