Chimera Mouse Generated from iPS Cells (IMAGE)

RIKEN

Chimera Mouse Generated from iPS Cells

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This is a Chimera mouse (grey) generated with iPS cells induced using the histone variants TH2A and TH2B and 2 Yamanaka factors. Its offspring show the agouti coat color, indicating that all tissues are derived from the iPS cells described above.

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RIKEN

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UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL: 12:00 noon EST/ 17:00 GMT on February 6, 2014/ 2:00am JST on February 7, 2014

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