This Week in Virology

TWiV 279: The missing LNC

Apr 6, 2014 · 1 hr 29 min · 64.7 MB
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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, and Kathy reveal how a retrovirus in the human genome keeps embryonic stem cells in a pluripotent state, from where they can differentiate into all cells of the body.

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