Shaping Up: Controlling a Stem Cell's Form Can Determine Its Fate (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Shaping Up: Controlling a Stem Cell's Form Can Determine Its Fate

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Bone-like cell growth on nanofibers: confocal microscope images detail the growth of a human bone marrow stromal cell (actin filaments in the cell "skeleton" are stained orange) on a nanofiber scaffold (green). The structure of thin fibers encourages stem cells to develop into the elongated, branched form characteristic of mature bone cells.

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Tison, Simon/NIST

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