Contact: Daniel Kane
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University of California - San Diego
Caption: Two fat-derived stem cells display a continuous cytoskeleton, indicating that they have fused together. Bone marrow-derived stem cell fail to fuse under similar conditions in the lab.
Credit: Image Credit: Yu Suk Choi
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