Study reveals new geometric shape used by nature to pack cells efficiently

Sunday, July 29, 2018 - 08:44 in Biology & Nature

As an embryo develops, tissues bend into complex three-dimensional shapes that lead to organs. Epithelial cells are the building blocks of this process forming, for example, the outer layer of skin. They also line the blood vessels and organs of all animals. These cells pack together tightly. To accommodate the curving that occurs during embryonic […]

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