Microscopic view of neural precursor cells from the research lab of Gabriela Cezar, University of Wiscsonsin-Madison professor of animal science. The cells were derived from human embryonic stem cells and were exposed to a drug known to cause autism in a small percentage of cases. By assessing the small-molecule chemicals expressed by the cells when they are exposed to the drug, scientists can gain fundamental insight into the toxic effects of drugs on cells in development.
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Photo by: courtesy Gabriela Cezar lab, University of Wiscsonsin-Madison
Date: 2007 File#: file provided 12/07