'Stem cells in hyperdrive': Monash University researchers' breakthrough in the hunt for a healing secret
Advertisement A team of Melbourne-based researchers believe they have taken a significant step towards unlocking the regenerative power of the stem cells in our muscles, after six years of experiments on fish isolated a signal that turns on the cells. In mice, a dose of the signalling chemical prompts stem cells to begin knitting together otherwise-unrepairable wounds. Peter Currie in the fish lab at Monash Universityâs Clayton campus. Credit:Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute / Supplied The teamâs discovery is published on Thursday in Nature, and talks are already under wa...
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