文档介绍：tmCl Biology Cell Stem
Daniel R. Marshak Marshak R. Daniel
EDITED BY
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS
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Richard L. Gardner Gardner L. Richard
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David Gottlieb
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Preface
The field of stem cell research has attracted many investigators in the past
several years. Progress in embryology, hematology, neurobiology, and
skeletal biology, among many other disciplines, has centered on the iso-
lation and characterization of stem cells. The pletion of
the sequencing of the human genome has lent further impetus to explor-
ing how gene expression in stem cells relates to their dual functions of
self-renewal and differentiation.
Two small meetings held at the Banbury Center of Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory in 1996 and 1999 served to bring together groups of
scientists eager to discuss the role of stem cells in development, tissue
homeostasis, and regeneration. These meetings highlighted both the
quickening pace of discovery relating to the basic biology of stem cells
and the increasing scope for their clinical exploitation. They also con-
vinced us that it was timely to assemble a monograph that would help to
make the fundamentals of stem cell biology more accessible to those
seeking better acquaintance with the subject.
We thank Inez Sialiano, Pat Barker, Danny deBruin, and John Inglis
of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press for enabling this project to be
realized. We also acknowledge the efforts of the entire staff of the Press
who contributed to the editing and production process. Drs. James
Watson, Bruce Stillman, and Jan Witkowski were highly supportive of
this enterprise. A particular note of thanks is due Mr. James S. Burns for
his encouragement and enthusiasm, as well as his vision and plish-
ments, in both the development of stem cell research and its practical
exploitation. Finally, we thank our autho