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Thirty-five years of endless cell potential

Pluripotent cells have the potential to differentiate into any cell type in the body. Their isolation and propagation from mouse embryos was pivotal for advances in understanding human development and disease.

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Figure 1: Exploiting the potential of embryonic stem cells.

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Surani, M. Thirty-five years of endless cell potential. Nature 535, 502–503 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/535502a

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