Survival of the fattest

Experiments on the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum show that the origins of lineage bias in this system lie in the nutritional history of individual cells. Clues to the molecular basis for this process suggest similar forces may be at work in early mammalian development.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sophie M Morgani, Joshua M Brickman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2013-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
RAS
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/01760