pluripotency

Episode 8 of Stem Cell Exchanges, with Ludovic Vallier Interview: Mariana Alves Jingle and sound production: Francisco Campos Coroa and Ivo Simões Track used: Macintosh 420 Keep tuned and don't miss our future episodes. We will also be having an event in Cambridge in June where we showcase artworks inspired by the research of all the scientists we interview. We would like to thank the Stem Cell Institute Public Engagement Seed Fund and its funders, the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust, for supporting this podcast. We would also like to thank our collaborators, Pint of Science.

Episode 8 of Stem Cell Exchanges, with Ludovic Vallier Interview: Mariana Alves Jingle and sound production: Francisco Campos Coroa and Ivo Simões Track used: Macintosh 420 Keep tuned and don't miss our future episodes. We will also be having an event in Cambridge in June where we showcase artworks inspired by the research of all the scientists we interview. We would like to thank the Stem Cell Institute Public Engagement Seed Fund and its funders, the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust, for supporting this podcast. We would also like to thank our collaborators, Pint of Science.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, and Kathy reveal how a retrovirus in the human genome keeps embryonic stem cells in a pluripotent state, from where they can differentiate into all cells of the body.

Links for this episode

• Retrovirus needed for stem cell identity (Nat Struc Mol Biol)
• HERV-H is a marker for pluripotency (Retrovirology)
• Letters read on TWiV 279

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