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First-ever recording of blood vessel forming
posted June 25th, 2008At DukeMedNews.org, Mary Jane Gore reports on a new microscope system that can take 3-D pictures of an embryonic mouse organ over 24 to 48 hours has shown Duke Medical Center researchers the first glimpse of the formation of blood vessels during development.
Among other things, a team lead by cell biologist Blanche Capel, Ph.D., has found a previously unknown mechanism in the formation of blood vessels that may help scientists better understand how a tumor rallies a blood supply to its aid.
Read more at http://dukemednews.org/news/article.php?id=10341.