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Allen Institute

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The cell lineage of a mouse embryo, from the fertilized egg to day 13.5 of development: 1,281,141 cells from one animal. The embryo recorded its own cell divisions in its genome as it developed, using a molecular recorder called DNA Typewriter. Distance from the center is developmental time, so pulling back is the same as running the clock forward.

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Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology

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