3/31/2009 PERMALINK
Monitoring the on switch that turns stem cells into muscle A team of American researchers, including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi, have created a switch that allows mutations to be turned on in muscle stem cells to monitor muscle regeneration in a living mammal. This work could lead to a genetic switch, that allows people to grow new muscle cells to replace those that are damaged, worn out, or not working due to disease..... READ