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TWiV 279: The missing LNC

  • April 6, 2014
  • Tagged as: differentiation, embryonic stem cells, endogenous retrovirus, enhancer, erv, ES cells, HERV-H, pluripotency, transcription, viral, virology, virus

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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