Sharon Torigoe, assistant professor of biology at Lewis & Clark College (IMAGE)

Lewis & Clark College

Sharon Torigoe, assistant professor of biology at Lewis & Clark College

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Torigoe and her students use the embryonic stem cells of mice to investigate Klf4, an enhancer that is crucial for maintaining a cell’s pluripotency. Enhancer grammar, or its characteristics, are thought to be key to its function.  

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