Image of the Day: Purple Podocytes
Using human induced pluripotent stem cells, scientists grew podocytes, cells that attach to the kidney's glomeruli and help filter blood.
May 11, 2017
The Scientist Staff
Scanning electron micrograph of a mature podocyte made from an induced pluripotent stem cell.
WYSS INSTITUTE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY
(See C. Musah et al., “Mature induced-pluripotent-stem-cell-