First time point with lattice (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

First time point with lattice

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Using cutting-edge techniques, Northwestern University researchers are the first to visualize how a mechanical wave at the eye epithelium (grey) causes cells to develop into the hexagonal pattern (red) of the fruit fly eye.

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Northwestern University

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