HHMI News: Defining a Niche that Regulates Stem Cells: "Researchers have discovered a set of regulatory cells that governs the behavior of stem cells in the fruit fly Drosophila.Researchers have discovered a set of regulatory cells that governs the behavior of stem cells in the fruit fly Drosophila."
Stem cell niches are the surrounding cells that enable the proper functionning of the stem cell itself. The concept has been around since at least 2000 but I hadn't heard of it so I present it here.
Monday, January 22, 2007
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