Caption: Judith Kimble, professor of biochemistry.
Photo by: Michael Forster Rothbart
Date: September 2002
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Caption: An organ-shaping gene has been found in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans for short. The gene and the protein it makes are responsible for shaping the gonad, a complex reproductive organ. Similar genes and proteins are probably at work in other animals, including humans. The new finding by University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist Judith Kimble and graduate student Robert Blelloch advances the prospect of one day growing complete organs for transplant.
Photo by: courtesy Judith Kimble
Date: September 2002
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Caption: An organ-shaping gene has been found in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans for short. The gene and the protein it makes are responsible for shaping the gonad, a complex reproductive organ. Similar genes and proteins are probably at work in other animals, including humans. The new finding by University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist Judith Kimble and graduate student Robert Blelloch advances the prospect of one day growing complete organs for transplant.
Photo by: courtesy Judith Kimble
Date: September 2002
High-resolution 300 DPI JPEG