Study demonstrates cells can acquire new functions through transcriptional regulatory network
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 09:02
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) have successfully developed and demonstrated a new experimental technique for producing cells with specific functions through the artificial reconstruction of transcriptional regulatory networks. As an alternative to induced pluripotent stem cells, the technique promises to enable faster and more efficient production of functional cells for use in cancer therapy and a variety of other areas.