Image Analysis Finds A Niche

摘要

Scientists have linked different technologies to locate stem cell reservoirs in tissue.rnDuring pregnancy the mammary gland goes through changes which suggest the tissue contains a reservoir of undifferentiated cells - cells that can convert into more specialised types. 'The question is: where are these stem cells located?' asks Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US, who led the team behind the research.