Glycans (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

Glycans

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Glycans are chains of sugars that have critical roles in health and disease. Here, a depiction of a glycan molecule is overlaid on a photograph of human cells. Background photo by Katelyn Bittleman, Virginia Tech; foreground image by Robert Woods, University of Georgia.

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