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Epigenetic inheritance of acquired traits via stem cells dedifferentiation/differentiation or transdifferentiation cycles

Posted by , on 8 February 2026

Do cells carry memories of the whole body into the next generation? For more than two millennia, biologists and philosophers have debated whether traits acquired during life can be inherited. ...

Echoes of Spallanzani

Posted by , on 3 October 2013

To the inspecting eyes of a budding scienziato the Reggian countryside was not simply teeming with life, it also posed myriad of intriguing questions. How do bug wings work and ...

Live imaging of stem cell maintenance, loss, and renewal in the Drosophila testis

Posted by , on 28 July 2011

Stem cells have often been imaged live in culture, but very few stem cell systems are conducive to live imaging within their native tissues.  An essential property of adult stem ...

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