I discuss how recent advancements in lineage tracing methods have enabled rare insight into the cell fate and trajectory during development.
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B.R. is supported by Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania startup funds, NIH/NICHD R00HD098298 and NIH/NINDS DP2NS131787.
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Raj, B. Tracing developmental lineages. Nat Methods 20, 1852–1854 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-02067-8
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