Gene 1 (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Representative fluorescence images of cells growing in the open microfluidic device developed at Rice University show how transcriptional circuits allow single-cell microbes to form networks that spur collective action, even in large communities. The spatial arrangement of two strains of color-coded cells eventually stabilizes. Credit Courtesy of The Bennett Lab/Nature Chemical Biology Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.