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Saturday, 20 July 2013
Genomic imprinting maintains a reserve pool of blood-forming stem cells in mouse bone marrow
Hematopoietic stem cells - bone marrow-derived adult stem cells that give rise to the wide variety of specialized blood cells - come in two flavors: the reserve force sits quietly waiting to be called upon while the active arm continually proliferates spawning billions of blood cells every day. In their latest study, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research reveal a new mechanism that is critical in maintaining the delicate balance between the two. Publishing in the advance online issue of Nature, the team led by Stowers Investigator Linheng Li, Ph.D...
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