Fifth International Mammalian Synthetic Biology Workshop

Motifs in Morphogenesis

Author

Mahadevan, L. - Presenter, Harvard University
How is living matter organized in space and time during multicellular morphogenesis ? A comparative view across species suggests that the answer may lie in reusing just a few organ-sculpting motifs. Using examples, I will discuss the qualitative and quantitative basis for three of these motifs: elongation, lumenization and folding.