An open mind and collaborative spirit have taken Hans Clevers on a journey from medicine to developmental biology, gastroenterology, cancer, and stem cells.
With human research trials resulting in dozens of successful deliveries in the US and abroad, doctors move toward offering the surgery clinically, while working to learn all they can about uterine and transplant biology from the still-rare procedure.
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Bacteria in the gut influence the production of antibodies and themselves secrete metabolites. In a pregnant woman, these compounds may influence immune development of her fetus.
Research Field Sidebars: MOST-CITED APOPTOSIS PAPERS, 1981-94 NIH FUNDING OF EXTRAMURAL GRANTS WHOSE TITLES MENTION `APOPTOSIS' WHERE APOPTOSIS RESEARCHERS GATHER The phenomenon of apoptosis--a form of programmed cell death--has sprung suddenly and dramatically into scientific consciousness. While references to apoptosis now abound in scientific literature, cell biology textbooks with copyrights prior to 1992 do not contain the term in their indexes. Before 1992, the National Institutes of He
Four studies identify alternative origins for cells of the developing lymphatic system, challenging the long-standing view that they all come from veins.