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Multiple fates

Despite the economic downturn, US universities are seeking faculty members with stem-cell expertise. That doesn't mean times are easy. Monya Baker investigates.

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Baker, M. Multiple fates. Nature 460, 136–137 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7251-136a

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