Driving Lung Cell Formation (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Driving Lung Cell Formation

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The lung must maintain two key cell populations: bronchiolar cells, also known as airway cells (left), and alveolar epithelial cells, where gas exchange takes place (right). A new study eavesdrops on the crosstalk that determines which cell types are made.

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Joo-Hyeon Lee (Boston Children's Hospital/Cambridge Stem Cell Institute UK)

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