How Signals Tell Early Stem Cells to Differentiate

At the Rockefeller University, a team of researchers studying stem cell differentiation in early embryos have identified a new mechanism of cell communication involved in the process. The results, published in Cell, may have implications for skin cancer treatments. Laboratories across the globe are studying adult stem cells, undifferentiated cells which are dispersed among the differentiated 

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Your Microbiota by the Numbers

The microbiota is a community of bacteria that colonize the body and can influence metabolism, physiology, nutrition and immune function. An ever-growing body of research indicates that the microbiota plays a critical role in regulating host homeostasis, and changes to the bacterial diversity of the microbiota may lead to increased susceptibility to disease. The bacteria 

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