Healthy airways (left) and airways affected by cystic fibrosis (right) (IMAGE)

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences

Healthy airways (left) and airways affected by cystic fibrosis (right)

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Healthy airways (left) show well-defined layers of ciliated cells (green) and basal stem cells (red). In airways affected by cystic fibrosis (right), the layers are disrupted, and scientists identified a transitioning cell type that combines properties of both stem cells and ciliated cells (red and green in the same cell).

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UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Medicine

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