Glowing Quail Embryos Reveal How Neural Tubes Form
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Researchers used genetically modified fluorescent quail embryos to watch neural tube formation in real time, discovering that PRICKLE1 governs up-down cell movements rather than left-right cues—an insight that could guide genetic screening and therapies for neural tube defects affecting hundreds of thousands of pregnancies annually.
Topics:health#fluorescence-imaging#neural-development#neural-tube-defects#prickle1#quail-embryo#science
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