Steven McKnight, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Steven McKnight, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Research led by Dr. Steven McKnight has demonstrated that the activation of a particular gene may be a key component of why mouse embryonic stem cells are easily grown in a laboratory while other mammalian ES cells are difficult, if not impossible, to maintain.

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UT Southwestern Medical Center

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