Friday, May 04, 2007

New technique dissects stem cells’ picky likes, dislikes

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Date: May 4, 2007

Summary:

Whether their goal is to create therapies or simply investigate how organisms develop, stem cell researchers face what is perhaps one of biological science's toughest assignments: keeping their tiny research subjects under control. in a study published in the May 11 online edition of ACS Chemical Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers describe a system that can quickly and systemically screen hundreds of individual molecules for their ability to influence stem cell fates.