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Tue 4 Feb, 2014 07:12 am
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But to earn the name pluripotent, the cells had to show that they could turn into all cell types — demonstrated by injecting fluorescently tagged cells into a mouse embryo. If the introduced cells are pluripotent, the glowing cells show up in every tissue of the resultant mouse. This test proved tricky and required a change in strategy. Hundreds of mice made with help from mouse-cloning pioneer Teruhiko Wakayama at the University of Yamanashi, Japan, were only faintly fluorescent. Wakayama, who had initially thought that the project would probably be a “huge effort in vain”, suggested stressing fully differentiated cells from newborn mice instead of those from adult mice. This worked to produce a fully green mouse embryo.
@oristarA,
Yes Ori, but "resultant mouse" is smoother. The implication is, an embryo isn't yet a mouse so "developed" is redundant
@oristarA,
To be clear: are you saying a " resultant mouse" is a "resulting developed mouse"? That is, a mouse can not be "resultant" without being ".... developed"? Is there a "resultant undeveloped mouse", or even a "resultant semi-developed mouse"? We need to take a deep breathe here and consider our options calmly. Hmmmmmmmm..............
@oristarA,
Quite welcome Ori
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