NIES researchers established induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from the Okinawa rail, Japanese ptarmigan, Blakiston's fish owl, and Japanese golden eagle, all endangered avian species.
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- https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-03964-y (nature.com)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9592614/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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