Bare bones: Making bones transparent
A mouse tibia that has been rendered clear with Bone CLARITY. Stem cells seem distributed all through the bone in purple. The flexibility to see bone stem cell conduct is essential for testing new osteoporosis remedies. Credit score: Science Translational Medication , Greenbaum, Chan, et al; Gradinaru laboratory/Caltech Ten years in the past, the bones presently in your physique didn't truly exist. Like pores and skin, bone is continually renewing itself, shedding previous tissue and rising it anew from stem cells within the bone marrow. Now, a brand new method developed at Caltech can render intact bones clear, permitting researchers to look at these stem cells inside their setting. The strategy is a breakthrough for testing new medication to fight illnesses like osteoporosis . The analysis was achieved within the laboratory of Viviana Gradinaru (BS '05), assistant professor of biology and organic engine...