Genes of ancient animal relatives used to grow a mouse: Study reveals hidden history of stem cells
More information: Ya Gao et al, The emergence of Sox and POU transcription factors predates the origins of animal stem cells, ...
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Scientists just used genes from a microorganism and created a mouse
In searching about 30 sequences, they found a few that had a version of these Yamanaka factors found in animals — belonging in the “Sox” and “Pou” gene families. “We found them and we ...