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> In that time, I've seen so much advancement and real breakthroughs I'm at times astounded and giddy. Can you share some with us that we might not have heard
by scrollaway 10y ago
> In that time, I've seen so much advancement and real breakthroughs I'm at times astounded and giddy.
Can you share some with us that we might not have heard about outside of the field of biology? I'd love to share a little of the excitement. :)
- dekhn 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinya_Yamanaka#Yamanaka.27s_research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinya_Yamanaka#Yamanaka.27s_r... "Shinya Yamanaka proved that introduction of a small set of transcription factors into a differentiated cell was sufficient to revert the cell to a pluripotent state. Yamanaka focused on factors that are important for maintaining pluripotency in embryonic stem (ES) cells" That you can revert a differentiated cell into a pluripotent embryonic stem cell using just four transcription factors is astounding.
- witty_username 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR