Open AccessThe egg and the nucleus: a battle for supremacy
Author(s) -
J. B. Gurdon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.754
H-Index - 325
eISSN - 1477-9129
pISSN - 0950-1991
DOI - 10.1242/dev.097170
Subject(s) - biology , battle , reprogramming , nucleus , xenopus , physiology , neuroscience , ancient history , cell , history , genetics , gene , biochemistry
Sir John Gurdon and Professor Shinya Yamanaka were the recipients of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. This Spotlight article is a commentary on the early nuclear transplant work in Xenopus, which was very important for the Nobel award in 2012, and the influence of this work on the reprogramming field.
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