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A compass for stem-cell differentiation

The development of CellNet — network-biology software that determines how cell types generated in vitro relate to their naturally occurring counterparts — could improve our ability to produce desirable cells in culture.

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Müller, FJ., Loring, J. A compass for stem-cell differentiation. Nature 513, 498–499 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/513498a

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