Making rare cells available to researchers could hasten work on better cancer treatments.
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Cancer stem cells created from skin cells in lab
Making rare cells available to researchers could hasten work on better cancer treatments.
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Researchers find protein that keeps stem cells quiet so they can thrive
A protein crucial to healthy cell growth now appears also to maintain stockpiles of bone marrow stem cells. This finding could lead to better techniques for growing stem cells in culture and for understanding the mechanism of some cancers.Tagged: cancer, stem cells, students, Human Health, Medicine
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