Life-changing magic of tidying up—complex structural organization studied in slime mold
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 08:08
in Biology & Nature
Researchers in Japan think they have found an answer to the fundamental biological question of how individual cells know which way to position themselves within a complex, multicellular body. Depending on a cell's purpose in the larger structure, contact or diffuse chemical signals direct it to its final destination.