I read
Organ size is limited by the number of embryonic progenitor cells in the pancreas but not [. . .]
in my RSS aggregator and am desperately, desperately trying to avoid the obvious joke question. Because that would be crass and juvenile and I am a mature, sensible and respectable (if not actually very well respected) scientist.
Ahem. Just who do I think I'm fooling?
. . . progenitor cell number, independently of regulation by growth factors, can be a key determinant of organ sizeJust wait until the spammers get hold (fnar) of this.
Comments
Do you know I completely failed to see that? Until you went and bloody *mentioned* it, of course.
(Must. Wash. Out. Head.)
Posted by: Nix | January 29, 2007 07:52 PM
/me bows.
Glad to have been of service.
Posted by: BK | January 29, 2007 08:16 PM