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This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows podocytes--cells in the kidney that play a vital role in filtering waste from the bloodstream--from a patient with chronic kidney disease. This image first appeared in Princeton Journal Watch on October 4, 2013.
Olga Troyanskaya, Princeton University and Matthias Kretzler, University of Michigan
Image courtesy of Matthias Kretzler, University of Michigan
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