Between Dormancy And Self-renewal: Mouse Model Shows Blood Stem Cells In Action
Monday, December 15, 2008 - 09:35
in Biology & Nature
Over a period of five years, scientists have created a genetically modified mouse in which the activity of the blood stem cells can be tracked. "This mouse was created from a single embryonic stem cell. We are able to observe its blood stem cells in detail and see when they divide, i.e., become active, and when they are dormant," said Dr Ernesto Bockamp of the Institute for Toxicology.