How can a specialized cell change its identity? A research team investigated a 100% effective natural example of this phenomenon, which is called transdifferentiation. This process, by which some ...
Researchers have discovered that a leukemic cell is capable of transforming into a non-cancerous cell through epigenetic changes. All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very ...
The terms 'metaplasia' and 'transdifferentiation' are defined. Metaplasia is the conversion of one cell or tissue type into another and transdifferentiation (a subset of metaplasia) is the conversion ...
The cells in our body all contain the complete genome, but cells in different tissues can have very different roles; cells in the heart are not like cells in the brain, for example. The role of cells ...
All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very different functions and have very different aspects. For example, a lymphocyte and a neuron share the same genetic material, but ...
All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very different functions and have very different aspects. For example, a lymphocyte and a neuron share the same genetic material, but ...
The debate surrounding adult stem cell plasticity derives from a confusion regarding definitions of important terms and the identification of key questions. After defining plasticity, lineage, ...
Cellular reprogramming is like the fairytale of spinning straw into gold: you take an abundant, mundane cell type, dose it with a cocktail of chemicals, and voilà—now you have an unlimited supply of ...
All the tissues of our body have the same DNA, but they perform very different functions and have very different aspects. For example, a lymphocyte and a neuron share the same genetic material, but ...