Poising ES cells for differentiation
Monya Baker
The histone variant H2AZ cooperates with Polycomb proteins
Published online: 18 December 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.159
Human cortical neural cell balls
Monya Baker
Cells cultured in embryoid bodies self-organize into specific neural subtypes
Published online: 13 November 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.147
Pluripotent caricatures
Mickie Bhatia
Cells derived from embryonic stem cells in culture may be only 'cartoon' versions of the real thing, but that doesn't mean they are not useful.
Published online: 18 September 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.127
Smash the (Cell) State!
Bruce Goldman
A new quest for short cuts between specialized states could lay bare the machinery governing cell fate
Published online: 27 August 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.115
Embryonic stem cells step up to the platelet
Elie Dolgin
Researchers develop an improved technique for culturing stem cell–derived blood platelets
Published online: 07 August 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.114
Stem cell self-renewal versus differentiation: Tumor suppressor Mei-P26 and miRNAs control the balance - pp713 - 715
Run Shen & Ting Xie
doi:10.1038/cr.2008.79
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Glucose restriction blocks skeletal muscle cell differentiation
Lindsay Borthwick
Aging pathways allow muscle progenitors to respond to nutrients
Published online: 05 June 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.87
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Chance and the single cell
Monya Baker
Fully multipotent cells fluctuate slowly between states with varying likelihoods of differentiation
Published online: 22 May 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.72
Metarandom states push cell fate
Natalie DeWitt
Gene expression noise in multipotent progenitors may be crucial for cell differentiation
Published online: 22 May 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.84
Pituitary stem cells found using a general stem cell marker
Simone Alves
Genetic approaches identify a distinct, postnatal stem cell population
Published online: 15 May 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.77
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Answering age-old questions
Simone Alves
Progerin hijacks the Notch signalling pathway to disrupt mesenchymal stem cell differentiation
Published online: 17 April 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.64
Stem cells: MicroRNAs promote differentiation - p245
Patrick Goymer
doi:10.1038/nrc2357
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MicroRNA helps set cell fate
Simone Alves
Two microRNAs boost cardiomyocyte differentiation by suppressing other lineages
Published online: 13 March 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.50
Do amniotic fluid–derived stem cells differentiate into neurons in vitro? - pp269 - 270
Mauro Toselli, Elisabetta Cerbai, Ferdinando Rossi & Elena Cattaneo
doi:10.1038/nbt0308-269
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Underlying Differences
Simone Alves
Published online: 28 February 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.41
Embryonic stem cells for the eye
Monya Baker
Diligent culture makes putative photoreceptors from mouse, monkey and human cells
Published online: 07 February 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.35
Proliferation without differentiation
Asher Mullard
A novel pathway controls stem-cell proliferation independently from differentiation
Published online: 24 January 2008; doi:10.1038/stemcells.2008.28
