Systems morphodynamics: understanding the development of tissue hardware

Yanlan Mao; Jeremy B A Green

doi:10.1098/rstb.2016.0505

Systems morphodynamics: understanding the development of tissue hardware

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2017 May 19;372(1720):20160505. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0505.

Authors

Yanlan Mao¹, Jeremy B A Green²

Affiliations

¹ MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK y.mao@ucl.ac.uk.
² Department of Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology, King's College London, Guy's Tower, London SE1 9RT, UK jeremy.green@kcl.ac.uk.

Abstract

Systems morphodynamics describes a multi-level analysis of mechanical morphogenesis that draws on new microscopy and computational technologies and embraces a systems biology-informed scope. We present a selection of articles that illustrate and explain this rapidly progressing field.This article is part of the themed issue 'Systems morphodynamics: understanding the development of tissue hardware'.

Keywords: microscopy; modelling; morphogenesis; pattern formation.

Publication types

Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Microscopy / instrumentation
Microscopy / methods*
Morphogenesis*
Systems Biology / instrumentation
Systems Biology / methods*

Abstract

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