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Three Germ Layers and a Paradigm Shift

In Brief:

  • NIDCR researchers made an unexpected discovery that helps to answer a long-standing mystery tied to a group of stem cells that are key to vertebrate development.
  • The finding could help scientists better grasp how neural crest development goes awry to cause birth defects.
Legacies of the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic thrust NIDCR science into the spotlight. Research on virus biology, detection methods, and more could ready us for future pandemics.