Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) self-assemble in vitro to form fingerprint-like patterns. (IMAGE)

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)

Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) self-assemble in vitro to form fingerprint-like patterns.

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The left panel shows a phase-contrast image of the self-assembled MSCs. The scale bar is 1mm. The middle panel shows an orientation color map for the phase contrast image, generated using the software package OrientationJ. The right panel shows an image of a fingerprint taken from Wikimedia Commons: Fingerprint_Loop

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Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)

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