The two types of cell that make up blood vessels can develop from the same precursor. This discovery might improve our understanding of the role of blood vessels in disorders ranging from cancer to heart disease.
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Carmeliet, P. One cell, two fates. Nature 408, 43–45 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35040684
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