How the early human embryo acquires its shape through 'organizer' cells

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 10:31 in Biology & Nature

How is it that a disc-like cluster of cells transforms within the first month of pregnancy into an elongated embryo? This mechanism is a mystery that people have tried to unravel for millennia.

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