UC San Diego researchers use metagene 'portraits' to reveal distinct stages of kidney formation
Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 22:33
in Biology & Nature
In the art world, the most successful portraits are often those that reveal the true essence of the subject – a subject that on canvas, at least, will never age. In the science world, researchers are relying on portraits of gene expression patterns – but, in this case, the images are helping to reveal how various tissues form.