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4 August 2020 A long string of cells - red in the centre, yellow at the border.

Fish close-up

Picture of the week This group of cells represents an interesting example of organ formation where cells simultaneously move and change their shapes in a highly coordinated manner.

2020

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3 July 2019 Super-resolution image of the basal surface of a cellularising Drosophila embryo.

Actin crosslinking plays key role in tissue morphogenesis

Science New insights into mechanisms behind embryonic development

2019

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15 November 2018 Top view picture of modified and natural invagination in a tissue

Controlling organ growth with light

Science The De Renzis group investigated invagination, the first step of organ development in embryos.

2018

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18 June 2018 Three examples of the tissue shapes the team created. The black and white square, circle and triangle on the left correspond to the cells that were illuminated. On the right, three fruit fly embryos are shown in cyan, magenta and yellow, demonstrating how the illuminated cells folded inwards after the light-activation. IMAGE: Stefano De Renzis, EMBL