Friday, April 17, 2009

Study Yields Clue to How Stem Cells Form

Source: Emory University
Date: April 17, 2009

Summary:

An Emory University study shows some of the first direct evidence of a process required for epigenetic reprogramming between generations – a finding that could shed more light on the mechanisms of fertilization, stem-cell formation and cloning. The journal Cell published the results of the study on the nematode worm C. elegans in its April 17 issue.