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Infographic: Anatomical Construction by Cell Collectives
Infographic: Anatomical Construction by Cell Collectives
Understanding this complex and still largely enigmatic process will pave the way for researchers to control the development of new morphologies.
Understanding this complex and still largely enigmatic process will pave the way for researchers to control the development of new morphologies.
regeneration, developmental biology, cell & molecular biology
How Groups of Cells Cooperate to Build Organs and Organisms
Michael Levin | Sep 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
Understanding biology’s software—the rules that enable great plasticity in how cell collectives generate reliable anatomies—is key to advancing tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Opinion: Interdisciplinary Approach Needed to Crack Morphogenesis
Joshua Finkelstein, Kelly McLaughlin, and Michael Levin | Dec 1, 2019 | 4 min read
Physicists, geneticists, computer scientists, and biologists are working together to gain a full appreciation of the intricacies of organismal growth and form.
Image of the Day: Transgenic Axolotl
Kerry Grens | Oct 3, 2018 | 1 min read
Lineage tracing reveals how cells help the salamanders regrow chopped-off limbs.
Eye of Newt
Richard P. Grant | Dec 1, 2011 | 3 min read
Researchers find that newts are capable of regenerating body parts well into old age.