Saturday, August 05, 2006

Human embryonic stem cells display a unique pattern of chemical modification to DNA

Human embryonic stem cells display a unique pattern of chemical modification to DNA:
"Scientists have found that the DNA of human embryonic stem cells is chemically modified in a characteristic, predictable pattern. This pattern distinguishes human embryonic stem cells from normal adult cells and cell lines, including cancer cells. The study, which appears online today in Genome Research, should help researchers understand how epigenetic factors contribute to self-renewal [...]"

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