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February 2009 in “Cell Stem Cell” The document concludes that certain chemicals can help maintain stem cell pluripotency and that understanding cell states is crucial for tissue regeneration.
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January 2017 in “Science” Some wound-healing cells can turn into fat cells around new hair growth in mice.
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