Pigs Help Progress in Cystic Fibrosis (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Pigs Help Progress in Cystic Fibrosis (1 of 3)

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Mucus covers the cilia in the lung's airways (magenta color, PAS stain). This image relates to an article that appeared in the April 28, 2010, issue of Science Translational Medicine. The study, by Dr. David A. Stoltz of University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, and colleagues was titled, "Cystic Fibrosis Pigs Develop Lung Disease and Exhibit Defective Bacterial Eradication at Birth."

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Image courtesy of David K. Meyerholz

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