First Functional Stem-Cell Niche Model Created by Stanford University Medical Center Scientists

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Like it or not, your living room probably says a lot about you. Given a few uninterrupted moments to poke around, a stranger could probably get a pretty good idea of your likes and dislikes, and maybe even your future plans. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine employing a similar “peeping Tom” tactic to learn more about how stem cells develop have taken a significant step forward by devising a way to recreate the cells’ lair—a microenvironment called a niche—in an adult animal.

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