Sentences with phrase «researchers at a critical stage»

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In a groundbreaking study that provides scientists with a critical new understanding of stem cell development and its role in disease, UCLA researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research led by Dr. Kathrin Plath, professor of biological chemistry, have established a first - of - its - kind methodology that defines the unique stages by which specialized cells are reprogrammed into stem cells that resemble those found in the embryo.

The program is targeting a critical stage in a young researcher's career, when they have to get their research, group, funding, and teaching going all at once, added Sparr, who is a member of the Young Academy of Sweden.

Some important developmental stages such as flowering are missing, making it impossible to apply some critical stresses, such as water stress or high temperature at these specific developmental stages,» says Bin Peng, a postdoctoral researcher in Guan's lab and also the lead author.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have managed to reconstruct the early stage of mammalian development using embryonic stem cells, showing that a critical mass of cells — not too few, but not too many — is needed for the cells to being self - organising into the correct structure for an embryo to form.

The exact impact on her child during pregnancy was harder to ascertain, but the researchers found that metabolic dysfunction in the mother compromised the flow of nutrients to the foetus, altering its growth and metabolism at critical stages during its development.