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Lab-grown fat cells help scientists understand type 2 diabetes
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Lab-grown fat cells help scientists understand type 2 diabetes

by Eva Frederick,  Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Lab-grown adipocyte with nuclei in blue, green being Cellmask staining the whole cell membrane, and in red the distinguishing features of adipocytes—lipid droplets—stained with Lipidtox. Credit: Max Friesen In research published June 17 in the journal Science Advances, researchers in the lab of Whitehead Institute Founding Member Rudolf Jaenisch...

Tiny clusters of lab-grown cells are a new window into the human brain
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Tiny clusters of lab-grown cells are a new window into the human brain

Alison Snyder Clumps of brain cells grown in the lab provide a way to study the organ that is central to our species but is largely inaccessible in living people. Why it matters: Brain-related disorders — from autism spectrum disorders to schizophrenia to Parkinson’s disease — are a leading contributor to disability in people around the world. These...