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A tadpole with a twist: Left–right asymmetric development of Oikopleura dioica
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2020
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Protein defect leaves sperm chasing their tails
A team led by researchers from Osaka University have characterized a protein, called VSP, that keeps sperm swimming in straight lines. Deletion of the protein ...
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2019
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Keep quiet or be eliminated: how cell competition modulates morphogen gradients
Tissue patterning is an important process during embryo formation, which ensures that groups of cells are arranged in an appropriate manner that allows them to ...
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2019
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Helping select the cells with the most potential
Little is known about the mechanisms by which mammalian cells grow and differentiate during the handful of days between fertilization of the egg and ...
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2019
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Location is everything for plant cell differentiation
During development, plant cell differentiation is guided by location rather than lineage. Now, researchers from Osaka University have shown that the ...
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2019
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A Real Turn On: Evolutionary Rotation of Fly Genitalia Tied to Mating Success
Osaka University researchers sought evidence that developmental genital rotation of flies in the order Diptera evolved in correlation with a shift to ...
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2019
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More Physical Than Chemical: Researchers Show What Really Gets Cells Going
Collective cell migration is essential in many organisms, with roles in human cellular processes including cancer invasion and wound healing. Now, a team led ...
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2019
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Organ regeneration is no longer a distant dream
Researchers at Osaka University used live imaging of the Drosophila embryonic hindgut and computer simulations to clarify that a novel cellular behavior called ...
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2018
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The mystery of masculinization in Daphnia magna unraveled
Researchers at Osaka University discovered lncRNAs to activate the male-determining gene doublesex1 (Dsx1) necessary for sex determination in the crustacean ...
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2018
