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Chemiluminescence emitted by the NanoLuc protein in LipoGlo zebrafish.
October 10, 2018
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Steven Farber Awarded $3.3-Million NIH Grant

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Intestinal cells “remodel” in response to a fatty meal

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‘Ghost Fibers’ Left Behind by Injured Muscle Cells Guide Stem Cells Into Position for Regeneration

Transposons (green), flood germ cells (DNA-blue)—the precursor cells of sperm in the male mouse.
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