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18 June 2025
Taking Sides
Getting organs on the correct side of our body's left-right axis, along with heart and kidney development is regulated in part by molecules in the Wnt signalling pathway (a series of different Wnt proteins passing signals within cells). This study using Xenopus frog embyros, examines a gene variant found in a child with mirror image organ placement and other developmental defects, revealing the key role of Wnt11. The image shows a fluorescently-labeled two-headed frog embryo
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