Globator 'Mother' (VIDEO)

University of Cambridge

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Researchers have captured the first 3-D video of a living algal embryo turning itself inside out, from a sphere to a mushroom shape and back again. The results could help unravel the mechanical processes at work during a similar process in animals, which has been called the 'most important time in your life.'

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Stephanie Höhn, Aurelia Honerkamp-Smith and Raymond E. Goldstein

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