May 24, 2024
Tension hones body segmentation around the clock

Tension hones body segmentation around the clock

Nature, Published online: 27 April 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00840-x

The formation of body segments in vertebrate embryos has long been attributed to the spatio-temporal patterning of molecular signals. But segment length in zebrafish is now found to be adjusted by tissue mechanics.

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