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Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Protein Found That Inhibits Adult Stem Cell Development
Neurobiologists from the University of California, Irvine, have discovered that the protein GDF11 is important in understanding how stem cell development is inhibited in the retina. The researchers learnt about the protein's role through genetic studies of mice. They now hope to determine if drugs can interfere with GDF11, allowing adult stem cells already present in the eye to repair damage caused by diseases such as macular degeneration. ('Stem cells might fix damage,' The State, 26 June 2005).
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