Barcodes show the blood family tree
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 14:41
in Biology & Nature
By assigning a barcode to stem cells, researchers have made it possible to monitor large blood cell populations as well as individual blood cells, and study the changes over time. Among other things, they discovered that stem cells go through different stages where their ability to restore immune cells varies. The new findings provide important information for the research and treatment of leukemia and autoimmune diseases.
