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Deja vu all over again: The epigenome hits the major media
The New York Times had an extensive discussion of epigenetics in their February 24 issue:
The ideal of regenerative medicine is to convert a patient’s normal body cells first back into the embryonic state, and then into the specific cells lost to disease. But to prepare such cells safely and effectively, researchers will probably need to learn how to control and manipulate the chromatin of the epigenome as well as the transcription factors that shape cell identity.
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