Rosette (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Rosette (1 of 3)

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The mouse embryo's own stem cells organize themselves into a rosette-like arrangement as a pre-requisite for laying the foundations for the body when the embryo would implant into the uterus.

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Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz and Ivan Bedzhov

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