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This Week in PLoS

Nov 18, 2008

In PLoS One, researchers used genome-wide miRNA expression profiling on human embryonic stem cells to find several miRNAs that are involved in the differentiation process. Lentiviral induction of several liver-specific miRNAs, including miR-122 and miR-192, caused increased endodermal gene expression.

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