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News Release 05-135
Worm Studies Give Researchers New Perspective on Embryo Formation
Analysis reveals the molecular machines that drive development
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Networks of functionally linked genes and proteins (shown as interconnected nodes in bottom panel) coordinate early embryo development in the roundworm C. elegans (bottom right). The top panel depicts the first two cell divisions of the C. elegans embryo. Individual groups or clusters of molecules that work together -- dubbed "molecular machines" by the researchers -- operate at specific times in development. Colored nodes in the bottom panel show an artist's conception of active regions in the network during these early stages.
Credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller
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