Cells in the early embryo battle each other to death for becoming part of the organism (EurekAlert, 10 July 2013)

12 Jul 2013

A study from Spain published in Nature describes competition for survival between cells in the early mammalian embryo as a theoretical process of optimisation of embryonic cells; reports a protein marker that can be used to predict cell survival; and uses said protein to influence individual cell survival in mosaics.