Figure 1: In search of factors that induce haematopoietic stem cells. During embryonic development, HSCs arise from vascular cells that line the aorta, and the cells continue to require signals from ...

Researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA were able to take normal tissue cells and reprogram them into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells, ...

Metabolism is crucial for all living cells: it provides energy as well as the molecular building blocks required for growth. Some metabolic pathways protect cells against different types of stress, ...

When a plant senses a microbial invasion, it makes radical changes in the chemical soup of proteins -- the workhorse molecules of life -- inside its cells. A new study reveals the key components in ...

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