A molecular glue for turning on human cell pluripotency - EurekAlert

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions report insights into the mechanism of how human NANOG facilitates the activation of cell pluripotency.

There are cells in the body known as pluripotent stem cells that are yet to specialize in a particular biological function. These cells maintain the potential to become any of the possible cell types… [+5400 chars]

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