The researchers went on to see if the precursor cells would
differentiate in live animals.
Not exact matches
Evidence of the fact that union
differentiates is to be seen all round us —
in the bodies of all higher forms of
life,
in which the cells become almost infinitely complicated according to the variety of tasks they have to perform;
in animal associations, where the individual «polymerises» itself, one might say, according to the function it is called upon to fulfil;
in human societies, where the growth of specialization becomes ever more intense; and
in the field of personal relationships, where friends and lovers can only discover all that is
in their minds and hearts by communicating them to one another.
The approach, called tunable infrared laser direct absorption spectroscopy, detects the ratio of methane isotopes, which can provide a «fingerprint» to
differentiate between two common origins: microbial,
in which microorganisms, typically
living in wetlands or the guts of
animals, produce methane as a metabolic byproduct; or thermogenic,
in which organic matter, buried deep within the Earth, decays to methane at high temperatures.
To test whether the cells would maintain their multipotency
in living animals, the researchers transplanted them into mice whose white blood cells had been depleted, and showed that the new cells could expand and
differentiate into various types of white blood cells.
Animals 2 (Simplified)
in Pictures for Special Ed., ELL and EFL Studentsfrom the Include Me © Series
Life Sciences (Teacher's Resource Book for
Differentiated Instruction, Special Education and ELLs) is a 30 page picture based, simple, and leveled, packet to
differentiate instruction.