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Mutations in Context

09 January 2025

Mutations in Context

iFlpMosaics – a toolkit comprising new genetic manipulation tools and mouse cell lines – enables mutant and wild type (the unmanipulated genotype) cells to be tracked and compared in the same environment to gain insight into how induced genetic mutations affect the biology of single cells

Read the published research article here

Written by Lindsey Goff

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