Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Gladstone Scientists Identify Role of Tiny RNAs in Controlling Stem Cell Fate

Source: Gladstone Institutes
Date: March 5, 2008

Summary:

Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and the University of California, San Francisco have identified for the first time how tiny genetic factors called microRNAs may influence the differentiation of pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells into cardiac muscle.