Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Date: November 8, 2006
Summary:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have developed a map that charts the largely unexplored proteins that regulate a stem cell's ability to differentiate into multiple types of mature cells. Researchers believe that Understanding this protein network in greater detail could help stem cell biologists to coax mature cells to revert to an embryonic state. Reprogramming adult cells in this way could provide an alternative source of stem cells to use in regenerating tissues damaged by disease or trauma, instead of using embryonic cells.
