Cleared Mouse Tibia (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Cleared Mouse Tibia

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A mouse tibia that has been rendered transparent with Bone CLARITY. Stem cells appear distributed throughout the bone in red. The ability to see bone stem cell behavior is crucial for testing new osteoporosis treatments.

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Science Translational Medicine, Greenbaum, Chan, et al; Gradinaru laboratory/Caltech

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