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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Symmetry Breaking in Biology

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The cover of Symmetry Breaking in Biology shows three examples of symmetry breaking in biological systems. The figures in the foreground show the asymmetric arrangement of internal organs in the human body. Above these is a schematic illustration of an asymmetrically dividing cell in which each daughter cell inherits different proteins and therefore expresses different genes and adopts a different fate. The background image is of keratocytes breaking symmetry and initiating motility.

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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