Immunology - Changed destiny

被引:12
作者
Xie, Huafeng [1 ]
Orkin, Stuart H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Dana Farber Canc Inst, Dept Pediat Oncol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
关键词
CELL PROGENITORS; STEM-CELLS; B-CELLS; MACROPHAGES; LINEAGES;
D O I
10.1038/449410a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
For practical and ethical reasons, researchers are on the lookout for ways to reprogramme one mature cell type into another. In one case, this might be as easy as switching off a single gene.
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页码:410 / 411
页数:2
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