Swollen Brain Cells (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Swollen Brain Cells

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Scientists modified the superabsorbant diaper compound, polyacrylate, to magnify brain tissue.

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Courtesy of Boyden lab, MIT, Cambridge, MA

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