DNA 'Tattoos' Link Adult, Daughter Stem Cells In Planarians
Friday, September 12, 2008 - 23:14
in Biology & Nature
Using the molecular equivalent of a tattoo on DNA that adult stem cells pass to their "daughter" cells in combination with gene expression profiles, researchers have identified two early steps in adult stem cell differentiation -- the process that determines whether cells will form muscle, neurons, skin, etc., in people and animals.