Exploring the interdependence between self-organization and functional morphology in cellular systems

• Published in: Journal of cell science Vol. 133; no. 13
• Main Authors: Mancinelli, Gloria, Galic, Milos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 03.07.2020
• Subjects: Cell function; Cell shape; Evolutionary fitness; Functional morphology; Emergence; Self-organization

All living matter is subject to continuous adaptation and functional optimization via natural selection. Consequentially, structures with close morphological resemblance repeatedly appear across the phylogenetic tree. How these designs emerge at the cellular level is not fully understood. Here, we e...