When half is better than the whole: advances in haploid embryonic stem cell technology.

Kokubu, Chikara; Takeda, Junji · Cell Stem Cell · 2014

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Recent advances in embryonic stem cell (ESC) derivation and genome editing offer efficient platforms for genetic screening. In this issue, Li et al. and Leeb et al., respectively, expand such applications by generating haploid rat ESCs for screening, mutagenesis, and CRISPR-Cas-mediated gene targeting and by developing a forward genetic screen for interrogating haploid mESCs.

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