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Stem cells

Good, bad and reformable

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The ability of stem cells to continuously supply vast numbers of cells is magnificent, but it can be devastating if it runs amok, as in some tumours. So what makes a normal stem cell turn bad, and can it be redeemed?

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Janzen, V., Scadden, D. Good, bad and reformable. Nature 441, 418–419 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441418b

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