Lewis & Clark College: Decoding Cellular 'Shape-Shifters'
May 01, 2024
May 01, 2024
PORTLAND, Oregon, May 1 (TNSres) -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news:
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Biologist Sharon Torigoe and her students investigate the mechanisms that determine a cell's fate.
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As embryos, all complex organisms are partially made up of pluripotent stem cells, which have the capacity to differentiate into any kind of cell: nerve cells, muscle cells, blood cells, skin cells, and the like. As the ultimate biological "shap . . .
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Biologist Sharon Torigoe and her students investigate the mechanisms that determine a cell's fate.
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As embryos, all complex organisms are partially made up of pluripotent stem cells, which have the capacity to differentiate into any kind of cell: nerve cells, muscle cells, blood cells, skin cells, and the like. As the ultimate biological "shap . . .