1369-4D Molecular Mapping of Hair Follicle Organogenesis
The paper introduces 3DEEP, a novel tissue-clearing and spatial transcriptomics method designed to map the complex four-dimensional development of organs. By removing genomic DNA to improve probe penetration, researchers successfully visualized hundreds of hair follicles within intact neonatal mouse skin at a depth of 400 microns. This approach allowed the team to reconstruct a chronological molecular map of organogenesis from a single spatial snapshot, identifying three distinct developmental stages. Their findings reveal the intricate choreography of stem cell stratification and the…
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