Magdalena Bezanilla, University of Massachusetts Amherst (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Magdalena Bezanilla, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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All cells, whether plant or animal, use the same secretion process to pattern their parts and create their extracellular environment. "So whatever we learn from these studies, we can see the parallels in other organisms. It's the beauty of biology that you can look for parallels in simpler systems and begin to gain an understanding of these processes in more complex ones."

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