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EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS AND CLONED ANIMALS PRODUCED BY CHROMOSOME TRANSFER INTO MOUSE ZYGOTES

L to R: Garrett Birkhoff, Dieter Egli, Jacqueline Rosains and Kevin Eggan Ten years ago, the cloning of Dolly the sheep confirmed that the mamalian egg (oocyte), possesses…

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TURNING BACK THE DEVELOPMENTAL CLOCK: DIRECTLY REPROGRAMMED FIBROBLASTS INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

(L to R): Jochen Utikal, Matthias Stadtfeld, Nimet Maherali, Konrad Hochedlinger, Sarah Eminli, and Katrin Arnold Nuclear transfer experiments, such as the cloning of Dolly the sheep, have…

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VICKI SATO’S WILD RIDE: FROM ACADEMIA TO INDUSTRY AND BACK AGAIN

Vicki Sato Vicki Sato figured she could give herself two years with a new biotech startup company before she acquired the “mark of Cain” that would prevent her…

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CHIPPING AWAY AT HEDGEHOG-MEDIATED NEURAL PATTERNING

Co-authors (left to right): Hongkai Ji, Steven Vokes, Andrew McMahon and Wing H. Wong The Hedgehog signaling pathway represents one of approximately six major families of signaling pathways…

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RANDY SCHEKMAN PRESENTS 2007 BLOCH LECTURE

Randy Schekman The annual Bloch lecture returns on Thursday, May 31st, with Randy Schekman, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Investigator, Howard Hughes…

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DAVID KINGSLEY TO GIVE PRATHER LECTURES MAY 23, 24, 25

David KingselyThe annual John M. Prather Lectures in Biology will showcase the work of David Kingsley, Professor of Developmental Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University School…

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A KINASE PATHWAY REQUIRED FOR NEURONAL POLARITY

Authors Josh Sanes (left) and Brendan Lilley Directional flow of information within the nervous system depends upon the ability of neurons to divide themselves into discrete compartments. Most…

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