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Published online 23 December 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031222-4
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Chemical might help human cells reach clinic.
A humble marine snail has helped scientists to unravel the signals that keep stem cells young.
Human embryonic stem (ES) cells can give rise to almost all of the body's different cell types.
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