Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19, Problem 4S
Assume you have the factors in hand necessary to reprogram an adult cell, and the factors necessary to induce differentiation to any cell type. How could these be used to replace a specific damaged tissue in a human patient?
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