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ES cells prove egg-straordinary

Nature Biotechnology volume 21, pages 760–761 (2003)Cite this article

The observation that embryonic stem cells can not only differentiate into oocytes, but also form blastocyst-like structures has provocative implications for basic research and beyond.

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Figure 1: In vitro differentiation of mouse ES cells yields oocytes, which undergo parthenogenetic activation to form blastocysts.

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