Sir John Gurdon: father of nuclear reprogramming.
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Sir John Gurdon founded the field of nuclear reprogramming. His work set the stage for the ever burgeoning area of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. Here I provide personal reflections on times I shared with John Gurdon and professional reflections of the impact of his ground-breaking research on my own development as a scientist and on the field in general. His paradigm-shifting experiments will continue to provoke scientists to think outside the box for many years to come.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Differentiation; research in biological diversity
دوره 88 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014