Cells also choose "neighbors" and are influenced by them.
Zhou Bin's research group at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences has spent 10 years developing "adjacent cytogenetics technology", which provides important technical support for research in many fields such as developmental biology and oncology.
Related results were published in the international academic journal Science ("Science") on December 2, Beijing time.
In ancient times, "Meng's mother moved three times", Meng Ke's mother moved many times in order to choose a good educational environment for her children.
People are constantly affected by the surrounding environment in social activities, and so are cells.
They can be influenced by neighboring cells, and even their fate can change depending on the environment.
"Proximity Cytogenetics" is an innovative research tool that captures in vivo cell-cell interactions and enables permanent tracking of neighboring cells.
This new technology breaks through the limitations of traditional tracer technology, and provides new research ideas for many fields such as developmental biology, stem cell biology, immunology and oncology, and has certain application prospects.
(Reporter Zheng Yingying made the video of Yue Ziyan from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]