Resolving how cell of origin affects pathways that govern progression of precancerous lesions will ultimately allow us to develop methods to detect PDAC early, which is arguably the most important ...
Stem cells close stem cellA cell found in foetuses, embryos and some adult tissues that can give rise to a wide range of other cells. can divide to produce new cells, which can then divide into ...
A stem-cell derived human embryo model showing blue cells (embryo), yellow cells (yolk sac) and pink cells (placenta). Scientists have grown an entity that closely resembles an early human embryo ...
for example bone marrow transplants, corneal transplants, and skin grafts for burns. Stem cells have also been used as model cells to study how diseases develop or for drug testing.
Lessons learned from these two model organisms also apply to cells that divide asymmetrically in other metazoans, such as self-renewing stem cells in mammals. Asymmetric cell division is crucial ...