New gene that is essential for nuclear reprogramming
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers are still fascinated by the idea of reprogramming the cells of any tissue, turning them into cells with the capacity to differentiate into cells of a completely different type -- pluripotent cells -- and they are still striving to understand how it happens. Now, researchers in Spain discovered a new gene called TRF1 that is essential for nuclear reprogramming.