Among many revelations, researchers have discovered a key "circuitry" within a starfish egg cell that controls its motion and shape. This circuitry involves an enzyme, GEF, that naturally ...

The findings are published in Nature Physics, in the paper, “Light-induced cortical excitability reveals programmable shape dynamics in starfish oocytes.” This work could provide scientists ...

Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a way to control the movements of starfish cells using ... around a cell to stretch its shape from a circle to a square.

In a groundbreaking study, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to use light to command the movement and shape of starfish egg cells. According to a report from ...

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