New Columbia Engineering Technique Converts White Fat to Brown Fat (IMAGE)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

New Columbia Engineering Technique Converts White Fat to Brown Fat

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Human white adipose tissue cultured in browning media for three weeks and stained with UCP1 (red), Lipidtox (green), and Sytox nuclear stain (blue).

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Brian Gillette/Columbia Engineering

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