- This is a really great question.
So yes, we're looking for similarities and patterns.
Cells have their unique signatures and markers.
And we will oftentimes look at those signatures and markers
to figure out how many different kinds of cells do we have
in a dish?
- We all look for patterns.
That is one of the big things about science
is you're trying to find things that fall into pattern
or that are outside of the pattern.
So the patterns I look for are the shape of cells,
how big they are, how small they are.
Are they super flat?
Are they really round?
And so patterns like that help us figure out
whether something is working or not
or if something might be doing something we never expected.