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The Beauty of Smooth Muscle

Credit: Vira V. Artym, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH

We humans have long wondered how, exactly, we develop from embryos into adults. This photo of an embryonic smooth muscle cell hints at the tremendous complexity of this fundamental biological mystery. And for those of you who might be wondering just what

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