Extreme Makeover: Stanford University School of Medicine Scientists Explore New Way To Change Cell’s Identity

Stanford University -- STANFORD, Calif. — Even cells aren’t immune to peer pressure. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have now shown that skin cells can be coaxed to behave like muscle cells — and muscle cells like skin cells — solely by altering who they hang out with: the relative levels of the ingredients inside the cell.

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