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  • That's because most adult stem cells are tissue-specific -- but these mesenchymal stem cells are a little more diverse.
  • But could such restoration be enhanced by using bone marrow stem cells, which can differentiate into various tissue-specific cell types
  • These stem cells divided in the new environment and expressed several proteins necessary for hearing, suggesting tissue-specific differentiation.
  • "We would expect positive selection to work most effectively on tissue-specific genes, where there would be fewer conflicting requirements," says Wu.
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