Ancient virus DNA gives stem cells the power to transform
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© Michael Longaker, Stanford University/Reuters via Corbis Human embryonic stem cells display as blue and green patchwork under…
© Michael Longaker, Stanford University/Reuters via Corbis Human embryonic stem cells display as blue and green patchwork under…
DNA from a long-ago invader gives human embryonic stem cells the power of transformation.
A retrovirus called HERV-H, which inserted itself into the human genome millions of years ago, may play an important role in…