Single cell genomics technique developed to reverse-engineer developing lung
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 02:19
in Biology & Nature
In a feat of reverse tissue engineering, researchers took lung cells from the embryos of mice at different points in their development cycles, and recorded what genes were active in each cell at each time. They studied lung cells, but the technique is applicable to any type of cell. "This lays out a playbook for how to do reverse tissue engineering," said the leader of the research team.