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Patrick Allard stands smiling in a laboratory.
Neurons (in green) producing growth differentiation factor 10 (red), a molecule discovered by UCLA scientists that previously had no known role in the adult brain.
David Casero (left) and Dr. Gay Crooks
In this microscopic image of a prostate tumor, cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are seen expressing different stem cell traits (in green and red). The yellow areas indicate where the two stem cell traits are expressed together.
Top row: Double fluorescent bone labeling images of mouse spine, demonstrating greater bone formation with NELL-1 treatment (top right) in comparison to control. Bottom: Computer-simulated images compare bone strength in a mouse spine treated with NELL-1 (bottom right) in comparison to control; red indicates areas at risk for fracture.
Researcher Amander Clark photographed using microscope equipment in the lab.