MICROFILAMENT-COORDINATED ADHESION DYNAMICS DRIVES SINGLE CELL MIGRATION AND SHAPES WHOLE TISSUES [VERSION 1; REFEREES: 4 APPROVED]

Microfilament-coordinated adhesion dynamics drives single cell migration and shapes whole tissues [version 1; referees: 4 approved]

Cell adhesion to the substratum and/or other cells is a crucial step of cell migration.While essential in the case of solitary migrating cells (for example, immune cells), it becomes particularly important in collective cell migration, in which VOLUME GEL cells maintain contact with their neighbors while moving directionally.Adhesive coordination i

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Using Images to Enliven Scientific Articles

This editorial considers the use of images as a way to enhance the readability and possibly the impact of scientific writing.Readers are asked American Snacks to envision effective scientific writing as a form of storytelling.Some stories can be enhanced by adding a diagram or a step-by-step procedure.Inherently dull results might be enlivened (in

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Parasitic twins: Report of two cases

Parasitic twin is a rare malformation, which involves two fetuses attached to each other, whereby one of the pair is viable and develops into a BOTHIS mature embryo (the host twin) called the autosite, while the second twin (parasite) is usually nonviable, but survives on the host twin; the site and extend of their attachment are varied and may be

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