Image of the Day: Fluorescent Femur
A newly identified bone stem cell (red) shown inside a mouse femur appears to be important in skeletal development.
Jan 21, 2015
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, TIMOTHY WANG
(See “Gremlin 1 identifies a skeletal stem cell with bone, cartilage and reticular stromal potential,” Cell, 2015.)
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