The 'stem cell' concept: is it holding us back?. Lander, A., D. Journal of biology, 8(8):70, 1, 2009.
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Developmental biology, regenerative medicine and cancer biology are increasingly occupied with the molecular characterization of stem cells. Yet recent work adds to a growing body of literature suggesting that 'stemness' cannot be reduced to the molecular features of cell types, and is instead an emergent property of cell lineages under feedback control.

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