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Research Discovers How a Genetic Locus Protects Adult Blood-Forming Stem Cells – Scicasts (press release) (blog)

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2015-11-25

Research Discovers How a Genetic Locus Protects Adult Blood-Forming Stem Cells
Scicasts (press release) (blog)
Kansas City, MO (Scicasts) — A particular location in DNA, called the Dlk1-Gtl2 locus, plays a critical role in protecting hematopoietic, or blood-forming, stem cells–a discovery revealing a critical role of metabolic control in adult stem cells, and

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2015-11-25

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Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Produce Fat Cells Possibly Linked to Disease
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus say they have found that fat cells produced by stem cells from bone marrow may be linked to chronic illnesses like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and some cancers.

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