Facial defects shown to self-repair

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 15:30 in Biology & Nature

A "self-repair" mechanism has been found by which developing organisms recognize and correct facial defects. A tadpole model showed organisms aren't genetically hard-wired with cell movements that result in normal facial features. Cell groups instead measure shape and position and move and remodel to fix abnormalities.

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