{"id":17043,"date":"2019-08-20T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T07:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/?p=17043"},"modified":"2024-03-22T13:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:36:28","slug":"potw1934","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/picture-of-the-week\/potw1934\/","title":{"rendered":"When life takes shape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s picture of the week is not only a colourful one, it is also a snapshot of the vast number of shapes that the cells inside an animal body can adopt. How this variety comes about is investigated in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.de\/research\/units\/directors_research\/leptin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leptin group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at EMBL Heidelberg.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To understand the shapes of the cells in fruit fly embryos, the group applies advanced imaging technologies, cell biology and genetics. At the bottom of this picture, you can see a cell of the future respiratory system of the fly, which is tubular and highly branched. Its structure is perfectly adapted to distribute air as efficiently as possible. The cell connects with a muscle cell \u2013 running diagonally across the picture.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The research in the Leptin group can help us to understand how cells with identical DNA can develop different shapes and thus fulfil their functions. 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