Evolution of multicellularity by collective integration of spatial information
At the origin of multicellularity, cells may have evolved aggregation in response to predation, for functional specialisation or to allow large-scale integration of environmental cues. These group-level properties emerged from the interactions between cells in a group, and determined the selection p...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-10-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/56349 |