Elucidating the mechanisms that control differentiation will facilitate the efficient, directed differentiation of ES cells to specific cell types. The standardized production of large, purified populations of […] human cells such as cardiomyocytes and neurons will provide a potentially limitless source of cells for drug discovery and transplantation therapies. Many diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and juvenile-onset diabetes mellitus, result from the death or dysfunction of just one or a few cell types.
