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New dual-channel system records lineage in high definition

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Introducing iTracer, a system for long-term measurement of lineage dynamics at high resolution.

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Fig. 1: High-resolution recording of single-cell lineages.

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S.A.M. is supported by an Allen Distinguished Investigator Award (through the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group), a Vallee Scholar Award, a Sloan Research Fellowship and a New York Stem Cell Foundation Robertson Investigator Award. S.V. is supported by National Institutes of Health grant 5T32GM007067-46.

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  1. Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Kunal Jindal, Sadie VanHorn & Samantha A. Morris

  2. Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Kunal Jindal, Sadie VanHorn & Samantha A. Morris

  3. Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Kunal Jindal, Sadie VanHorn & Samantha A. Morris

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Jindal, K., VanHorn, S. & Morris, S.A. New dual-channel system records lineage in high definition. Nat Methods 19, 38–39 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-021-01340-y

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