Reporting in Science, researchers write that mouse stem cells can be transformed not only into egg cells—but into newborn pups. Sean Morrison, a stem cell expert at the University of Texas Southwestern, explains the stem cell’s journey, and what it could mean for fertility and assisted reproduction.
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Sean J. Morrison
Sean Morrison is the director of the Children’s Research Institute at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
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