The researchers said that the concepts used to assemble their circuit diagram could enable stem cell biologists to induce immature stem cells to develop into specific types of cells for therapeutic purposes. (hhmi.org)
The duct cells don't produce insulin themselves but they have a natural tendency to grow and differentiate into specific types of cells. (newscientist.com)
Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have mobilized advanced imaging and computational methods to comprehensively map — «count» — the total populations of specific types of cells throughout the mouse brain. (sciencedaily.com)