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Rice University

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Rice postdoctoral researcher Lizhong Liu is lead author of a study that details the mechanism by which a protein known as Lefty pumps the brakes as human embryos begin to differentiate into bones, soft tissues and organs.

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Warmflash Lab/Rice University

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