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FoxJ1 Helps Cilia Beat a Path to Asymmetry

Caption: In the developing embryo, nodal cilia (shown in green) orchestrate a flow of embryonic fluid from right to left that allows the growing tissues to orientate themselves.

Credit: Image: Courtesy of Jennifer Stubbs, Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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