Zebrafish embryos swallowing dead cells (IMAGE)

Center for Genomic Regulation

Zebrafish embryos swallowing dead cells

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A living zebrafish embryo with actin, the internal scaffolding that gives cells their shape and allows them to move, shown in cyan, and swallowed dead cells in red. The outer layer of the embryo remains intact and sealed even as individual cells within it engulf dead material.

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Laura F. Bianchi/Centro de Regulación Genómica

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