2023-07-19 15:00:00
The Human Biomolecular Atlas Program aims to draw three-dimensional maps of the cells that make up our organs and tissues. In ‘Nature’, researchers unveil the architecture of the gut, kidney and placenta to unprecedented levels of precision.
Several tens of thousands of billions of cells, it does not rank anyhow. And, in your body much more than in your cupboards, they must be organized according to a precise diagram so that tissues and organs function correctly. But what is this pattern? Five centuries after Vesalius, father of modern anatomy, a consortium of American researchers embarked in 2018 on a gigantic project that aims to push back the frontiers of anatomical knowledge: draw up detailed maps of the architecture and interactions of cells humans and their molecular components (RNA, proteins, etc.). That is 400 scientists from more than 40 institutions, and more than 200 million dollars invested over eight years by the American National Institutes of Health in the Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP). The data acquired and the tools developed are put online on a dedicated portal.
This Wednesday, the first maps generated…
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