Paper by Dr. Noriyuki Satoh and his collaborators published in Nature

The results of collaborative research conducted between OIST Marine Genomics Unit Principal Investigator Dr. Noriyuki Satoh and a research group at the Shimoda Marine Research Center of the University of Tsukuba were published on January 2, 2011 in the online version of the British scientific journal Nature.

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Publication: Nature

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Article Title: Ependymal cells of chordate larvae are stem-like cells that form the adult nervous system

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Authors:	University of Tsukuba Shimoda Marine Research Center Associate Professor Yasunori Sasakura, researcher Takeo Horie, others
	Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology Principal Investigator Noriyuki Satoh
	Konan University Professor Takehiro G. Kusakabe

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04 January 2011

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