Discovery Of A Mechanism Controlling The Fate Of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 20:28
in Biology & Nature
Hematopoietic stem cells are capable of manufacturing all types of blood cells. But which factors influence the production of a specific type of cell? Until now, it was thought that this was a random process. Scientists have now discovered the factors that determine the type of cells produced. The mechanism they have demonstrated in the mouse involves one factor intrinsic to the cell and one extrinsic factor.