At an early stage in vertebrates’ embryonic development somites form: these are primitive segments from which the spine, ribs, back muscles, cartilage, tendons and part of the skin develop. It is known that mechanical forces play a role in the development of those somites, but in which way was still unknown. Professor of Mathematical Biology Roeland Merks and researchers at the Amsterdam UMC have now found an explanation. They published their findings in iScience, an interdisciplinary open-access journal of Cell Press.
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Source: Phys.org