Solving a Basic Challenge in Regenerative Biology (IMAGE)

MDI Biological Laboratory

Solving a Basic Challenge in Regenerative Biology

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In a zebrafish’s regenerating kidney, newly-discovered finger-like protrusions (in green) hook the new filtration unit, the nephron, into an existing tubule - opening a functional new connection to the kidney's plumbing. 

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Caramai Kamei, Ph.D., Iain Drummond, Ph.D., Kathryn W. Davis Center for Regenerative Biology and Aging, at MDI Biological Laboratory

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