STEM 1 (IMAGE)

Rice University

STEM 1

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A ring of red cells representing the mesoderm germ layer appear in a stem-cell gastrulation model developed by a Rice University lab. Embryonic stem cells begin to self-organize when they sense interacting waves of molecular signals that help them start and stop differentiating into patterns that ultimately guide cells toward becoming skin, bone, nerve, organs and blood.

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Warmflash lab/Rice University

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