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. 2018 Apr 3;115(14):3507–3509. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1803647115

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Derived from stem cells, lab-grown organoids mimic many cell types and structures in real organs. This colonic organoid, imaged with a confocal microscope, was derived from a cystic fibrosis patient. Image courtesy of Florijn Dekkers (Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands) and Anne Rios (Prinses Máxima Centrum voor Kinderoncologie, Utrecht, The Netherlands).