Stem Cells (IMAGE)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Stem Cells

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Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have engineered human mesenchymal adult stem cells (one cell shown, in red) to contain tiny depots (green) that can influence the behavior of the cells and those surrounding them, including their survival, differentiation, or production of a therapeutic protein.

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Image courtesy Karp lab, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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